Thursday’s ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ benefits Coalition for Homeless As part of Mad Cow Theatre’s mission of “promoting, enhancing, and celebrating the human condition,” the Mad Cow has been donating 20 percent of single-ticket sales for a specific performance to a local nonprofit. This Thursday, Dec. 2, 20 percent of single-ticket sales to Mad Cow’s “She Stoops to Conquer” will benefit The Coalition for the Homeless [...] [News Source]

Deals from Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Mad Cow, Broadway series Here are some Cyber Monday theater deals for you Christmas shoppers out there: Gift admissions (which have no expiration date) are 50 percent off at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Go to orlandoshakes.org and when you get to the ticketing screen, click on “Flex, Passport and Gift Certificates” to find the holiday gift admissions. This deal is good [...] [News Source]

Korea, US to resume FTA talks. South Korea and the United States will resume talks this week to attempt a breakthrough in their long-stalled free trade agreement. [News Source]

Bugs: Food of the future? There I sat, a basket of sago worms in front of me. The critters were very much alive, happily wriggling about, oblivious to their impending fate. [News Source]

First Suspect Case of “Mad Cow” in Brazil Rings Alarm Bells BRASILIA, 25 NOVEMBER, 2010: Brazilian health officials said this week that a suspected case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – or mad cow – a fatal illness that destroys brain tissue was probably not caused by eating beef of an animal infected with the mad cow sickness. [News Source]

First possible suspected case of “mad cow” in humans sounds alarm bells in Brazil. Brazilian health officials said this week that a suspected case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal illness that destroys brain tissue, probably wasn’t caused by eating beef of an animal infected with the mad cow sickness. [News Source]

Acclaimed South Florida director at helm of Mad Cow’s ‘Virginia Woolf’ J. Barry Lewis, resident director at Palm Beach Dramaworks will direct Mad Cow Theatre’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which runs Jan. 28-Feb. 27. Lewis is well-known in the South Florida theater community for his work on many of the area stages. He currently serves as the resident director of Palm Beach Dramaworks in [...] [News Source]

Did you hear about ‘Follies’ at Mad Cow Cabaret Fest? Well, the headline pretty much says it all. But just wanted to spread the word that Mad Cow Theatre’s Orlando Cabaret Festival this spring will feature Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies.” Mad Cow’s general manager, Mitzi Maxwell, made the announcement in her opening remarks Saturday night at “She Stoops to Conquer,” the current production at the theater. “Follies” won’t be [...] [News Source]

State inspector accused of false mad cow reports Galen Niehues, 41, was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Nov. 24 on charges that he faked mad cow disease reports . According to the indictment, Niehues submitted travel expenses and investigation reports on 92 cattle suspected of having mad cow disease but never actually performed the inspections . He was employed by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture as a cattle inspector from July ... [News Source]

What’s on your plate? Canada lags in tracing food for safety and profit. Have you ever wondered about the precise GPS co-ordinates of the orchard your apple came from, or how long ago the “fresh” seafood at your grocer was actually plucked from the sea? Some of your food is trying to tell you its tale, in code (your smart phone can decipher it). [News Source]