But it's the very boring-ness of the bovine, the dullness of the dairy denizen, that inspired Los Angeles photographer Glen Wexler to create "The Secret Life of Cows" a book of surreal images created with digital imaging technology, with a foreword by "Monty Python" member Eric Idle, and an exhibition that opens today at Bergamot Station's Track 16 Gallery. But it's the very boring-ness of the bovine, the dullness of the dairy denizen, that inspired Los Angeles photographer Glen Wexler to...

The Associated Press LANDFILL BILL: With only two weeks left before a moratorium on new landfills expires, lawmakers expressed concern and some confusion with a revamped bill to set tighter rules on building, permitting and inspecting dumps across North Carolina. The Associated Press LANDFILL BILL: With only two weeks left before a moratorium on new landfills expires, lawmakers expressed concern and some confusion with a revamped bill to set tighter rules on building, permitting and...

Defence chiefs expect to conclude their department s comprehensive spending review this week, Armed Forces pay the only outstanding issue to be resolved. The dangers are so great, particularly from Iranian-supplied explosively formed projectiles that hurl copper slugs at up to 5km per second, that the MoD has had to spend 500 million on interim measures in order to beef up armoured protection in Iraq and Afghanistan. The dangers are so great, particularly from Iranian-supplied explosively...

Shropshire farmers have seen an explosion in new cases of bovine tuberculosis over the last seven years, shock figures revealed today. We are in favour of some sort of responsible wildlife cull and were very disappointed with the ISG report as culling has been successful in just about every other country in the world. Furthermore it is of great concern that over these last six years the incidents have increased so dramatically. This cannot be due to farmers alone, as they are complying...

The conference will cover the estrous cycle in cows, ways to synchronize estrus and ovulation, male fertility, and how male fertility affects the success of artificial insemination programs. BOZEMAN -- A national conference to discuss reproduction strategies in beef cattle will be held Sept. Speakers will come from Montana State University, the Fort Keogh Livestock Range Research Station in Miles City, and universities and organizations in 11 other states. Cattle Network - Connecting The...