Cervelat was covered closely by the Swiss media and in a newspaper poll, 72% of those surveyed said the ""cervelas", as they knew it, had to be saved." The cervelat crisis was brought up in a parliamentary debate wherein state councillor and president of the Swiss Meat Association, Rolf Büttiker, spoke of the national sausage's social significance, calling it a "cult sausage" and "the worker's steak". The Swiss government entered into negotiations with the EU to seek an exception for zebu intestines, and Swiss scientists were sent to Brazil hoping to show that the intestines posed no risk of transmitting mad
The Dish (landmark) for mountain lions. The area is a known habitat for the large cats, though sightings are extremely rare. Most recently, Stanford University issued a warning in January 2011 after mountain lion tracks were spotted outside the entrance to the Dish at the intersection of Junipero Serra Boulevard and Campus Drive West. Fresh tracks were seen on dirt trails leading to Lake Lagunita, on the campus side of Junipero Serra. The Dish (landmark) The Dish is a radio telescope in the Stanford foothills. The dish was built in 1961 by the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). The cost to construct