Where’s the Beef: U.S. beef consumption in decline CHICAGO (Reuters) - For the past decade, cattle ranchers and meat packers watched with despair as America's beef consumption steadily declined, ceding ground to leaner meats as well as vegetarian trends among the health-conscious. Most recently, high unemployment in the world's wealthiest nation had cash-strapped Americans avoiding restaurants where beef is a common entree and had them switching ... [News Source]

Japan to relax beef restrictions JAPAN plans to relax restrictions on beef imports from the United States and Canada and lift bans on French and Dutch beef, imposed over fears about mad cow disease. [News Source]

TLDs, CJD and Other Mad Cows "At every crossroad on the road that leads to the future, tradition has placed against us ten thousand men to guard the past". [News Source]

Japan mulls relaxing beef import restrictions. Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to ask the government's food safety panel to relax restrictions on imported beef in two cases, covering imports from the United States, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, ministry sources said Thursday. [News Source]

Japan lifts beef trade restrictions. Australian beef exporters face competition after Japan agreed to allow more beef from "mad cow disease" affected nations. There had been trade restrictions on beef from the US, Canada, France and the Netherlands after outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as BSE. [News Source]

City of Orlando investing half a million into theater The city of Orlando is investing nearly half a million dollars into a theater. The council approved spending $480 million to renovate a building for the Mad Cow Theater. Mad Cow Theater on Magnolia Avenue accepted the city’s offer to move to the Church Street Station. The city said it will cost $1.3 million to renovate. At least $700,000 will come from the private sector and $100,000 from public ... [News Source]

Mad Cow Theatre in Orlando to get new home in the fall. New downtown location will include two theaters and a wine bar Home Entertainment Attractions Mad Cow Theatre in Orlando to get new home in the fall. New downtown location will include two theaters and a wine bar [News Source]

Critical mass. Even Japan's political leaders struggle to get answers regarding the Fukushima disaster. It is just the latest example of the government's lack of independent scientific advice. It is a problem in Japan that predates Fukushima and seems to afflict every Japanese regime: the absence of a strong and independent scientific voice to advise the government. [News Source]

Montana governor attempts to block federal wildlife shipments. Montana's governor raised the stakes in his ongoing battle over federal wildlife management Tuesday by prohibiting the transport of fish and wildlife by the federal Department of Interior. The move is motivated by concern about the spread of brucellosis and chronic wasting disease. [News Source]

Japan lifts beef trade restrictions AUSTRALIAN beef exporters face competition after Japan agreed to allow more beef from "mad cow disease" affected nations. [News Source]