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STORM AND CRISIS: THE PRESIDENT; Speech Is Expected to Focus on…
New York Times – Sep 15, 2005
address, the president’s first major speech on the hurricane, would not be a State of the Union ”laundry list” of proposals. Instead, they said, it would focus more generally on Mr. Bush’s vision for the reconstruction of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, with the federal government playing a supportive role to what White House officials are calling a ”home-grown” plan that must be created by city and state authorities. ”We’re in the beginning of the rebuilding at this point, and there are a lot of ideas that people are expressing,” Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, told reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday. ”The president wants people to think big. McClellan indicated that Mr.
Britain to lift ban on older cattle meat, introduce new BSE test
Forbes – Sep 15, 2005
2005, 12:41 PMLONDON (AFX) – The British government said it will lift a ban on older cattle entering the food chain and introduce a new scheme to test animals for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or ‘mad cow’ disease. The decision, which will increase the amount of home-grown beef for sale, was welcomed by livestock farmers. The Over Thirty Months rule, which banned cattle aged 30 months from entering the food chain, will be phased out and replaced by testing from November 7. British cattle born after July 31, 1996, may be sold for human consumption should they test negative for BSE, said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Cattle born before that date, however, will still be banned, it added. Other controls to combat mad cow disease remain in place, including the removal of tissue such as the brain, spinal cord and the intestines, which are the likeliest to carry possible BSE infection.
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Washington Post – Sep 15, 2005
Pick-your-own pumpkins also are available. Pick flowers until the first frost. The market also sells gifts, pies, hand-dipped ice cream and frozen home-grown beef, and has picnic facilities. Register by Wednesday for a chicken barbecue dinner benefiting the local fire and rescue department Sept. The meal costs $10 adults, $6 children 10 and younger; the event includes live bluegrass music. The 12th annual Apple Festival is Oct…
Visitors also can tour the winery — including a 6,000-square-foot winemaking cave — and taste wines, $5 including a keepsake glass. The grounds include six miles of hiking trails, picnic tables and a 10-acre lake. A concert Saturday, 6 to 9, features the Reflex performing ’80s music. Adults $10, free ages 12 and younger, with $1 discounts available for anyone bringing a non-perishable food item. The Great Grape Wine Festival, Sept. 24 and 25 from 11 to 5, features grape-stomping contests, grape-crushing demonstrations, food and craft vendors, wine tastings, hayrides, children’s activities and live music by several bands. Adults $12, designated drivers and ages younger than 21 $8, younger than 6 free; discounts are available online.