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Submit Your Monday Morning Mailbag QuestionsPosted by on September 26, 2010 – 5:20 pm
The Vikings got their 1st win of the 2010 regular season. RB Adrian Peterson blew up for 160 yards and 2 TDs. CBs Chris Cook and Cedric Griffin made their returns to the lineup. The defense dominated again and allowed just 1 TD. And the Vikings have their bye week coming up.
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By James on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
I was wondering why we didn't go after brees the same way we went after hill I wish we could of knocked down brees the same way we played lions, we better go after aaron rodgers with killer instincts.
By Deanie on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
By rocksalt on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Where is Jared Allen???? Haven't seen him assert himself………
By Hawaii for now on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
When are you going to pay your best player. Offer Peterson what he deserves. 3 games, no fumbles, allot of yards.
By guiliano on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
our defense is playong great dont look now but we have a top 8 pass defense….next time with a big lead in the 4th i hope we sit favre we need him for the entire season! NICELY DONE MR> PETERSON!
By Vernon on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Howdy Mike W.
Looking at this Season in Quarter standards, with week 4 a bye, we are watching the Vikings get an A for Effort but resulting in D+ for failing passing offense, and only the defense is holding this grade up away form the dreaded F-. I'm a true fan and would like to see more coheasiveness amongst our QB and recievers. It shows u can't miss training camp and come in and have the same type of year(favre) that had happened last year, and expect the same results against much better teams. Maybe I'm just nervous about this Year but I personally view this years schedule as BRUTALLY TOUGH. If the Vikings are having troubles opening up with the Airial Assualt, why not stick with what works and stack up extra TE's more often and pound the ball with AP and TG?? Balance well create itself through positive run plays that lead to more successful play action passing. Favre said last year he thought he'd come in hand the ball off more then passing and do what he had to win. Now is the time to let that mentality work! He needs Sydney Rice back to open up more for Visanthe and Percy. MORE Run plays!! This year AP should get 1800+
By shaquille edwards on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Yea i was wondering are there any signs of peterson getting the ball more. lets say 25 to 34 carries untill sidney rice comes back really good and ready to play. i mean like adrian peterson would surely try his hardest to carry his team.
By K'net on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
You're facing a staunch defense from the Jets coming off the bye week, will Sullivan and Shiancoe be at 100% by then? Will Gerhart have an opportunity to redeem himself from his fumble this past game?
By mary todd on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
I remember the "purple people eaters" Could we have "purple people eaters #2″ Our defense looks good and we should play the song for them now and then
By WOW... on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Why do people keep bringing up Favre. It is not his fault the scrubs BB, and the eagles rejects cannot catch the ball.
By Spencer Washington on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
How do you think our rookie cornerback Chris Cook did in his first NFL game against Calvin Johnson.
By Lao on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
I felt that Ryan Cook gave us a better push in the running game than John Sullivan. Is this a result of Sullivan's injury since preseason or is Ryan Cook actually stronger? If Cook plays like he did, we should keep him in to help Peterson break off those big plays.
By Lito on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Defense playing well. Bret knows what he and the receiving corp need to do to catch up. Get some offensive line help and get some good field positions. It would be nice to have a cornerback/return specialist.
By vikings012 on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
When it's 4th down and 1 or 4th and short why don't the vikings try a wildcat offense with Peterson? It works great for the dolphins and Peterson is a great physical runner and I bet it would work and he'd get the yardage they need.
By Kevin on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Do you you know if there has been anything brewing about trading for Kevin kolb or any other trades? I saw we bring back moss!
By fmfan on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Every game AP has been running great but in the second half (late in the game) we seem to pass more than run. WHY? After APs big run in the 3rd quarter we had 11 pass plays and 6 run plays (AP only 4 runs plays). Who calls the plays?
By cory brandhagen on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Is joe webb a receiver or a quarter back? if hes a receiver why arent you utilizing his GREAT ABILITY?
By Neal on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Why aren't we using Webb? He is an talented receiver and overall excellent athlete. The Vikes should put in a few packages just for him right?
By PurplePeopleEater on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Are any of our coaches looking for Kevin Kolb? It seems that he wouldn't provide enough value over TJack to take the chance on him. I think we're probably more likely to wait until after the NFL and the players union works things out and then picking up McNabb from free agency. As it lies right now, the media doesn't expect him to re-sign with Washington, and you just KNOW that Childress is wetting himself over the possibility of getting his most successful project back under his wing.
By Howie on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
The biggest problem this team has is
standing on the side lines, and it is
called BRAD CHILDRESS.!!!!!
Bottom Line.!!!
By Ryan on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Why are people complaining about the offense I thought they played well they did a lot of run after catch type stuff. The only thing is favre needs to limit down turnovers, I don't see anything wrong with the offense today, yeah the last two games the offense was pathetic run run throw run run throw today it was actually getting the receivers involved plus the mix of ap man he's a fun running back to watch. Penalties need to be down the defense played fast and solid. If they want to beat the jets they have to play better and spread the ball around on offense and give ap the ball he's a madman that is going to get his thousand yards or more again this season.
By Dustin on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
What are your thoughts on the return of Chris Cook and Cedric Griffin? Also whats the status of Shiancoe?
By Dustin on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Why haven't we seen much of Greg Camarillo on the field? He seems to do alright when he's playing but he hasn't been playing much. Usually Favre is in jeopardy when no one is open and it risks a sack but Greg recognizes different coverage schemes and often avoids them and is open.
By Tate on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Are the Vikings considering bringing in a new O-lineman due to the injury to Sullivan and the sub-par pass protection ( especially against Miami and Detroit)? Also is the receiver position fairly settled until Rice comes back or is that position still in flux?
By Richard R. on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
With the nagging hip, what are your thoughts on the Vikings taking a risk at keeping Percy Harvin as their kick returner? And do you feel they should explore other options (via free Agency)? Especially since they traded their only other KR/PR threat darius reynaud to the giants, the Vikings have no other player who could give Percy a breather or provide a explosive play…….
By Bruce on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
When will they fix the protection issue? Letting speed rushers get around our tackles so easily is recipe for tipped b a l l s, fumbles and interceptions.
By Bruce on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Wouldn't it create competition if receivers were told that if they can't be consistant in their playing that someone else will be in that Number #1 or #2 spot?
By mike on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
why did we draft tyrell with a second round pick and bench on the season he's suppose to break out in we all know last year was his first at getting full action so the mistakes should've be expected.Our scouts had to see something in him that led to him getting picked so early we past on players like deasean jackson for a person we benched on his third year why?
By Du du on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Hey ryan cook was the man today that guys a beast at the center position he did a good job on the lions front four that had success so far and his original position was center in college so will we keep him their? I think our o line was solid with him out their.
By rino on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
A great win for the vikings they needed it , but come on its the lions. Defense looks great. AP awesome as always. I believe that the vikings still need a lot of work to get back to where they were last year. they have to figure away to get some balance on offense. Dont get me wrong rice is a huge part of our passing game but we have good receivers but they need to hold on to the ball. besides Harvin and Shancoe the rest of the receiving look like the former number one draft pick troy williamson but even he had less drops in his first three games. A bit Harsh yeah I know. Catch the ball receivers and you guys will be fine. GO VIKES
By Du du on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
when are we going to give jamarca sanford or tyrell johnson a chance at safety? Husain Abdullah gets tackles every now and then but he's consistently late on pass plays making our corners look bad and he reacts late on run plays give jamarca sanford a chance or tyrell we thought he improved a lot during preseason madiu williams is doing a good job to..
By sally on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
I'm still very pessimistic about 2 things regarding the 2010 Vikings. 1-The absence of Chester Taylor without an adequate replacement. 2-The absence of a star receiving corp. I see no discussion to resolve the first issue. Gerhardt is a fumbler that doesn't catch. Kleinsausser doesn't run. The addition of Camarillo and Basket seems like a team B set of additions. Sorry to break the news.
By Alex Lawson on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Hey Mike, I was wondering what you think of Abdullah's play so far as SS. Also what did you think of Chris Cook and Cedrick Griffen's debut?
By Chris on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
I was wondering why they do not bench Phil Loadholt? He has played terrible football in the past 2 weeks. He had the missed block that allowed the Dolphins to score that touchdown. Then against detroit he had two big penalties and let another defender hit Favre's arm again causing a interception. There has to be someone on the roster who can play better than that. Right?
By Woodboat on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
Just a note to all of you fans that want to bash Favre… these turnovers aren't all his fault, folks. He shouldn't have thrown the first one with Gerhart smashed into the line like he was… if toby had been a few steps back of his blockers, sure, but not when the D line had the play sniffed out and all over him like a cheap suit. The second one was our boy Loadholt not doing his job…again. Out of the 6 TOs that Favre has had in the last 2 games, 3 were arguably his fault (although I'd have liked to see BB at least make an attempt on the ball on 2 of them).
By Gozz on Sep 26, 2010 | Reply
By CA Norwegian on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
This Basket Case guy… Why?: We should just play more TE's. I am not so certain that the hits and pressures that Favre is receiving are all earned. Our protection blockers, these are the biggest guys who perhaps suffer the most through training camp. Favre skips it, and garners all the glory and attention from the team efforts. Media guys stop salivating over Favre and give the blockers the glory. Coach try putting in T-jack and I bet the protection improves immediately. Someone should step in for a play of two when Favre gets hammered.
By ebrug on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Bench Favre, start Jackson. He can't do any worse. Favre is done, and Jackson showed great improvement two years ago except for the playoff game against Philly. At least Jackson has youth and can run. Favre is an old man pretending like he can still hang with real athletes. He played horribly today against one of the most pathetic defenses in the league. If he can't do it against the Lions who can he do it against? He pulled it off last year, but now his age really shows. The only chance the Vikings have for another division title is with Favre on the bench. Winners take risks and respect present reality while forgeting the past. Do the right thing Childress.
By fmfan on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Hey Mike do you think if we had a QB that could run that the DL would be less agressive to get to the spot 7 yards behind center and more toward containing the QB? Would that give the QB more time and make our OL better?
By fmfan on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
We have a 6'4″ 220 lb. athlete we drafted in the 6th round as a WR sitting on the bench holding a clipboard as the 3rd string reserve QB (Joe Webb) why not use him as a wr like we drafted him for?
By Bruce on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
fmfan, you shouldn't have to find a more mobile quarterback to get our guards to stay on their block.
By Bruce on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
ebrug, I disagree with you on Favre. One interception was his fault because the defender cut in front of the RB. The other interception was NOT his fault because it was a tipped ball and as usual it was because our guards can't block well enough. The receivers (won't mention names) have NOT run their routes right consistantly and if you know football you can look at the tape and see that. Favre isn't playing perfect, but he isn't playing as bad as some of these other players!
By Bruce on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
And Phil Loadholt should be moved inside to guard because he can't move fast enough and is CONSTANTLY letting guys get around him to Fave! HOW COME BRAD DOESN'T SEE THIS?
By Linda on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
The O line was okay last year. This year they are getting Favre killed. Is it a matter of D lines selling out to get Favre – back not being able to pick up the blitzes – receivers not getting separation- not enough recievers in the pattern as we have to keep too many people in to protect. Without an up grade Brett will not last the year.
By Ismael Salinas on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
The defense is playing great and Peterson is giving them the lift.Do you think having Sydney Rice would make a difference or is Brett Favre getting old?
By Jason on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Without Sideny Rice, Favre is looking old and the passing game anemic. What do you think about benching Favre and bringing T-Jack in, he is not Favre, but i believe his athletisicm better compliments the offense at this time. He is a carbon copy of Vick and we have all seen whats happening in Philly right now. Could T-Jack really be our best chance to win? I think T-Jack has looked just as good or better in preseason running the offense than Favre has since he came back.
By Ted on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
The MN "D" is playing superbly these first few games, as expected. Rather than always focusing on the sometimes hot, sometimes cold offense why don't we ever hear from our defensive players during the post-game interviews. Let's let them know we appreciate what they do and give those guys the recognition for these wins that they deserve as well!! Skol VIkes!!!
By James on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
T-jackson is the not hope. you all are good at riding people down, i am a former soldier, i love what brett favre stands for. he takes hits, does his best. bring in joe webb as a receiver, bring in javon walker at least he knows how to run the routes and can physically show the receivers what brett is looking for. bring in the wr rookies on the practice squad, it's obvious the vet receivers can't do much, give them a shot like the colts did garcon and colllie last year. use tahi as a full back or a blocking back. you take out Brett, the season is over. Adrian will get his carries, but the whole season is not contingent on sidney rice, someone has to step up. and if the wide receivers aren't put some rookies in that will.
soldier on
By Mr. Viking on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
How is Sidney progressing and when do you think he will be back?
By Eric on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Please make a call to SF and trade for Brian Westbrook. We need solid 3rd down back that Favre can trust, who can catch out of the backfield. The Stanford kid isn't ready… Adrian can't continue to carry the team all season.
By 4Vikes on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Everyone keeps commenting that the offense is struggling cuz Favre skipped training camp. Did you forget that he had ankle surgery and wouldn't have been able to play? I think there has to be different approaches to camps when the player is the age Favre is. Guys in their 20's and 30's should be there if healthy, but 40? – it's a long season and you've got to be careful. I still think the receivers need to get healthy and hang onto the ball, and our O line has to protect better. Agree I'd like to see the defense go after these opposing QB's more, and keep using the game plan that's working. Hoping for a strong finish with a really tough schedule! Go Vikings……….
By arahn on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
It is a wild stretch to call T-Jack a "carbon copy of Vick" maybe in practice and in athletic abilities they match-up — but not on game day. As for Favre, it should be obvious that he isn't the "problem", poor O-line protections and pitiful receivers (BB should be giving back some of those BIG BUCKS he's getting paid) are making Favre look bad — if you can't see that then you aren't looking. I sure hope they can fix those issues during bye week.
Gotta love that Defense though!!!!!!
For the Question part, are Vikes still looking for some talent to bring on board. I hope Baskett isn't it — seems they'd have been better-off bringing Walker back. Please tell me Baskett is just off to a slow start and will be ready after the bye week.
By JT on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Why the fascination with the "Wildcat"? One of the "newer" plays doing well is the Gun Option. One of the variations is with a flex or wing man getting a pitch after the QB has faked to the RB. The QB fakes the handoff, the H comes around and gets the pitch. Looks like Harvin could play that pretty well. The zone blocking concepts look simple. Don't think you can run this exclusively in the pros, but as a trick play it can be usefull. Youtube it if you haven't seen this play in person.
By Dreamteam on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
I thought our defense did a great job against Detroit but our defense line still need more help to put pressure on QB. They are good but double team will slow them down and a great QB does not need much time. Hill, Henning, Brees were too comfortable in the pocket. We need to pressure opposing QB before he can make his best decision.
I like the way we use short pass on big target across the middle this week. Jeff Dugan and Basket should be involved more in the passing game to give Favre the quick option specially against the aggressive Jets defense. If we can control the ball, big play will open for our speedy RB and WRs then we have the chance.
I know it is easy to talk than execute it. But Favre's body can effort to take so many hits to wait for receiver get open down the field. Everyone will target to minimize AP and Farve. Our receivers corp. are still learning the route, we can not expect AP carry all the load every down and win game against those great team coming up. If offense can put together long drives will give defense physically fresh and mentally toughness specially on the road. Until the offense get ready, more short pass and run after the catch, control the clock are the effective ways to stay competency and hope good thing will come.
By Mike on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Childress is the problem. We need receiver help and O line help, but he keeps bringing in Philly rejects. Thats what he has done since he got here. Get rid of him and maybe someone will get the players we need.
By Bruce on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
By Rileyt on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Westbrook would help immeasurably, Giving the two big tackles a rest is a great idea. Cook really performed well. And why not bring back Walker? You could move Harvin back to the slot where he's comfortable. Doesn't Camarillo know the plays yet? They've got 2 weeks to get some things fixed. As far as the schedule, do you really think other teams are looking at the Vikings as a cakewalk win? They all know what this team is capable of…..
By A true viking fan on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
What is wrong with all of u supposed to be viking fans, someone said bench favre, are u stupid? Bench the greatest Qb ever give the team and the coaches some credit they know what there doing, quit being scared little whine bags, they will be there deep into the playoffs.
By Nebraskaviking on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Im with A true viking fan. All teams have room to improve. Who else loved it when Allen threw their QB to the ground during that scuffle? hahaha
By Vegas Viking on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
To the genius who said put T-Jack in because he can do the same thing Vick can do, come on man, that's the same type of racist statement we always here about Larry Bird everytime another good tall white player with a jumper comes out of the college ranks. Michael Vick is a special player, lest we forget, he was a 3 time all-pro before he decided to go all jihad on pitbulls. Has another quarterback in the history of Vikings football ever had a better overall year than Favre had last year? I don't think so, so hold on and wait, things are just getting turned around, you'll see, the man hates to lose, its why he has so many more wins to his record than loses, look it up! GB in the 70's and 80's was HORRIBLE, at least every year except maybe 2 with Favre, they were in the playoffs or just missed them by a game or two at the most.
By Vegas Viking on Sep 27, 2010 | Reply
Oh, to all you packer trolls on our site, LOL, guess what, you're only a game ahead of us now.
By Percy on Sep 28, 2010 | Reply
For the people who are commenting on Hank Baskett, I think needs to be patient. Yes he missed a ball that probably anyone can catch, but it sometimes happens. I think with his height, we have an advantage. They need to also place joe webb in as a receiver, Imagine what will happen when rice returns. you have 2 receivers that are 6'4 and a 6'2 receiver, along with 5'11 percy harvin. no defense will no who to cover because they can all be threats with Brett Favre as QB. They put two guys on sydney rice or Hank Baskett, Percy Harvin is more than likely going to be left with a mediocre defender because their going to stick the best defenders on rice and either webb or baskett, and we have our edge back. Then they could also use webb and peterson in the same kind of play the chiefs used to score over the 49ers. we have so much potential if the people in charge of all this thought outside the box and actually watched film.
By Purple Nurple on Sep 28, 2010 | Reply
Percy….you're on CRACK! NOBODY would be silly enough to double a retread turd like waste baskett…so for God's sake stop yapping about that.Rice may not come back this season, so what we need/needed to do …is SOMETHING else.
By Percy on Sep 28, 2010 | Reply
If you have Joe Webb, Sidney Rice, and Hank Baskett on the field, all taller than most defenders, some one is going to get double covered, more than likely sidney rice, leaving baskett open. Baskett hasn't even played enough this season to say anything about his skill NOW. Rice already commented that he believes he'll be ready when his PUP is up. If he doesn't play; our best hope is use joe webb as a receiver because thats what we drafted him for, get rid of gerhart, bring back walker, and use percy harvin as a back up for peterson and a wide receiver, but put him back at the position he's comfortable with.
By Michael G on Sep 29, 2010 | Reply
Even though the Vikes receivers are struggling and All-Day is performing like the AP we all love to see run, do you think the Vikes should consider making a run at Marshawn Lynch to compliment AP in the backfield? I like the string runs that Gerhart has made, but he does not do enough to spell AP to keep him fresh and seems to be struggling mightily in the passing game. Acquiring Marshawn would give the Vikes their 1-2 punch and allow Gerhart to develop throughout the year.
By Josh806 on Sep 29, 2010 | Reply
Hey im 6'2 at 180 and in HS I ran the 40 in less
than 4 so if your going to sign anyone who is tall than where do I sign because come on I am struggling to see what is seen with Hank the guy should invest in some duct tape gloves.
By Bill on Oct 3, 2010 | Reply
What ever happened to Earsell Mackbee @ Rip (Ross Copper) Hawkins. They just seemed to drop out of football with no record of why they left football.
By Bill on Oct 3, 2010 | Reply
Please let me know about Earsell & Rip!
By wildmc on Oct 5, 2010 | Reply
i wanted to know if te talks are true for randy moss might be thinking about coming back to minnesota? this is what the blogs are saying because randy fired his agent he said he knows what his job is and didnt comment on the rather it was true or not..i know that if childress is thinking about this randy better have his head on straight and not come back with his head heald higher then then we can throw him moss is a good player but sure can make an ass out of himself…vikings dont need that again. why doesnt childress ever let jackson pull some of the strings when it comes to our quarterback let jackson play once in a wile farve is not pulling his part maybe he shouldnt of brought him back. dont get me wrong i love farve but farve is affraid of the bet down again and cant play straight.
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Last week I took some time to go to Lafayette, LA, in effort to do what I call "clear my head"; but in reality, I was really just running from my problems and not dealing with my shit. That's really something to be discussed another day.
A friend/colleague of mine, Adam Touchet (you can find him here and on Twitter), runs a monthly stand up show at Bella Notte. This is a great show and I encourage each and every one of you to go and see it. I had been on the bill for it thrice now. Each time I have done relatively well.


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It's Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use! Yay, Paul! Yay, animals!
What a week!
First, the dangerous and notorious King amendment in the farm bill was, well, let's just say humanely euthanized.
Second, the USDA shut down a slaughter plant because of an HSUS investigation, leading to national coverage like ABC News, Associated Press, and much more.
Third, California's landmark law banning the sale and production of foie gras was upheld as constitutional.
Fourth, the New Jersey legislature is again working to ban gestation crates, and our bill to do just that unanimously passed out of committee yesterday.
Fifth, Kathy Freston's petition asking McDonald's to add a veggie burger is making headlines, including in the Wall Street Journal.
Finally, Fox News did a great story on the future of animal product alternatives. In fact, meat reduction efforts in Sweden are so effective that desperate meat industry reps have taken to passing out free burgers to kids outside of schools!
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P.S. Video of the week: This gorilla would totally own any mosh pit.
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What does the most populous bird on the planet have in common with the extinct dodo bird? Check out my latest piece.
I was also honored to be a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show (DC NPR station) this week discussing the treatment of farm animals. Nothing I said on there compares, though, to Jon Stewart's incredible demolition of the pork industry on The Daily Show.
Perhaps it's coverage like this that's leading so many people to cut back on meat consumption. In fact, BBC News has a great piece this week entitled, "The rise of the part-time vegans."
In the same vein, the San Diego Union Tribune has a major feature on the success of the school district's Meatless Monday program. And speaking of Meatless Monday, teen celeb Laura Marano is the latest to join HSUS's campaign!
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P.S. Video of the week: It's not only pigs who love mud—check this pit bull out!
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Things continue to get worse for Rep. Steve King (R-IA), with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Iowa farmers now slamming King's anti-animal farm bill amendment.
Things also continue to get worse for the meat industry, with economists predicting further declines in consumption in the EU. The same trends are occurring in the US, in part due to the meat reduction policies HSUS is helping implement at schools like Hidden Valley Elementary.
Things got better, though, for the brave undercover investigator who filmed animal abuse and was subsequently charged with a crime: her charge is now dropped.
Hopefully things will get better for chickens soon. My friend Leah Garces has a compelling new piece about the poultry industry's genetic manipulation of birds, noting that "virtually all chickens today suffer simply because they exist."
And finally, Parade did a nice feature entitled, "10 Ways Farm Animals are Like Your Cat."
P.S. Video of the week: Speaking of cats, if you've never seen a sloth petting and cuddling with one, you can now thank me. :- )
P.P.S. In case you needed it, more proof that Dr. Bronner's is an awesome soap company!
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Lil Bub for the Humane Society of the US! Because HSUS and Bub want you to adopt a pal! As you should know, Lil Bub is a rescue and she couldn't be more perfect. Who knows what other amazing creatures are out there looking for a home?! You could adopt the next ALF!
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What a week! First, Smithfield Foods announced it's incentivizing its contract suppliers to stop using gestation crates. Then, Tyson Foods declared that it's moving in that direction, too. Has it ever been clearer that this inhumane and archaic confinement practice has no future?
While some pig producers are ceasing their defense of gestation crates, many dairy producers seem oddly addicted to the practice of cutting their cows' tails off. We took aim at this problem in Wisconsin this week.
Speaking of addictions, the meat industry's desperate to keep the federal dollars it enjoys. Read this new Washington Monthly feature on the problem, including how HSUS is working to help limit this nonsense.
And on the topic of nonsense, it didn't take long into the New Year before the meat industry introduced the first ag-gag bill of 2014. Indiana's agribusiness lobby is trying to felonize whistleblowing at factory farms. Three Indiana newspapers so far have editorialized against the bill, including the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
Still not sure what your New Year's resolution should be? I'm glad to have an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle this week about why cutting meat consumption is a great idea.
P.S. Video of the week: Just a deer and cat who are best friends. No big deal.
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Happy New Year!
You might decide you need a more ambitious new year's resolution after reading Good Morning America's coverage of this vegan couple—in their 60s!—who ran a marthon (26.2 miles) every day of 2013.
If that's not up your alley, you could just take my advice on new year's resolutions…
Looking back on the past year, NPR declared 2013 to be "The Year Bills To Criminalize Animal Cruelty Videos Failed." Here's to making 2014 the same!
And of course, we'll be doing even more this year to show Americans what ag-gag bills are trying to hide. Check out HSUS's latest billboard campaign in North Carolina (second biggest pork production state.)
Finally, Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote a new piece on animals in which he had quite a lot to say, including that "it is a kind of theological folly to suppose that God has made the entire world just for human beings, or to suppose that God is interested in only one of the millions of species that inhabit God's good earth."
P.S. Oddest story of the week: "Dogs might poop in line with the Earth's magnetic field."
P.P.S. Video of the week: Dogs who live under the tyrannical rule of cats.
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A new comprehensive report, "Creating a Sustainable Food Future," was just released by the World Resources Institute—with support from the UN, the World Bank, and others. One major focus throughout the report is the need to reduce our meat consumption and animal production.
The report notes, "If wealthier countries reduced their meat consumption meaningfully, they could not only improve human health but also greatly reduce the challenge of producing more food with less land conversion, less water consumption, and fewer greenhouse gas emissions."
And as readers of this weekly email know, Westerners are finally starting to cut down on our meat consumption. In fact, just this week, Miami is getting plaudits for its embrace of Meatless Monday.
And if you want to help advance this trend for a living, my coworker Dr. Michael Greger is hiring for two awesome jobs!
Finally, want to read my colleague Kristie Middleton's latest interview on gestation crates? Check it out.
Hope you're having a great holiday season!
P.S. Cartoon of the week: What might it look like when aliens visit our planet?
P.P.S. Video of the week: A bottle-loving dog gets the best holiday gift…
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After a massive on-the-ground campaign throughout New Jersey to override Governor Christie's veto of our gestation crate bill, animal advocates flooded the statehouse this past Monday in anticipation of the state senate's vote. While Monday was disappointingly not the pigs' day, the vote will come up again next month, so stay tuned!
We did win an important vote this week on gestation crates, with shareholders of Cracker Barrel overwhelmingly voting to support the company moving away from using gestation crate-derived pork.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the executive director of the prestigious Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production said this week that "They finally got the attention of the industry because everywhere they went up against the industry, the Humane Society won."
HSUS this week joined with environmental and community groups in announcing plans to sue a breeding pig factory over manure spills in Iowa. And speaking of gestation crates, check out NBC's national coverage of Mercy For Animals' new undercover investigation at a Tyson Foods-contracted gestation crate facility.
Finally, worried about how to feed a growing human population? Try eating less meat, says Fox News this week. And the Norwegians seem to be getting the message. The Norwegian army takes on a battle against climate change by implementing Meatless Monday. A military spokesperson states that "It's about being more concerned for our climate, more ecologically friendly and also healthier."
Video of the week: This might be one of the most unlikely friendships I've ever seen. Remarkable!
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Some promising news from the promised land this week: Conservative Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu put out an official statement saying he's promoting Meatless Monday, primarily because "I feel committed to increase awareness to fight cruelty toward animals," and that he and his wife "hardly eat meat."
The CEO of The Nature Conservancy talked with CNN this week about the need to reduce meat consumption, saying that "If more people had vegetarian or vegan diets, the environmental impact would be significant."
Perhaps people are listening. USA Today featured this current, growing trend in the restaurtant industry: "Vegetables are no longer the Rodney Dangerfield of restaurant offerings. They're increasingly becoming the main item on the plate."
That may be good news for the dairy calves like those shown in a new undercover investigation released this week by Compassion Over Killing.
New Jersey's largest paper had a great article about our effort to ban gestation crates this week, as did the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Already making Thanksgiving meal plans? My coworker Kristie Middleton has some suggestions in the Oakland Tribune for you!
P.S. Video of the week: I don't recommend cuddling with an elephant seal, but if you do, I hope it goes this well.
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It's go-time on the King amendment deliberations in the congressional farm bill. See our latest move and take action now!
It's also go-time in New Jersey, where we expect a vote very soon in the state senate on a gestation crate ban. If you live in or near the Garden State and can come volunteer for a couple days (or more!) to help make history within the next 10 days, please reply saying so!
Need incentive to come join us in NJ? Politically conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan has a potent piece out this week in which he says the pork industry keeps animals in "concentration camps."
On your way to (or from) NJ, you may want to stop in Philly. Why? The Philadelphia Inquirer has nice coverage of the city's embrace of Meatless Mondays. (And for those who don't live in the mid-Atlantic region, Emory University in Atlanta is the latest to get on the meat-free bandwagon, too!)
Maybe not directly farm animal-related, but since our species often likes to exalt itself, it can't hurt to remind ourselves that there's more out there's more out there than just us. Scientists now say there are tens of billions of earth-like planets in our galaxy alone. : - )
P.S. Video of the week Couldn't believe it was real at first, but this cat and owl really do seem to be friends.
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WASHINGTON (4/16/12)--The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering revising Regulation Z so that a current 25%-of-available-credit limit would apply only to fees that are charged at account opening.
The Fed last year adopted language that would apply the 25% of credit-limit restriction to fees that are charged before an account is opened, such as application fees. That rule was scheduled to go into effect last October, but was blocked by a successful challenge. The CFPB became rule writer of the Reg Z provision under a transfer of responsibilities required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.
First Premier Bank and Premier Bankcard LLC last year filed a lawsuit against the CFPB arguing that the regulator was exceeding its authority by seeking to regulate fees that are paid before account opening, and U.S. District Court for South Dakota Chief Judge Karen Schreier granted a motion for preliminary injunction.
The CFPB is considering amending Reg Z to Prompted by this recent litigation, the CFPB said it has proposed amending Reg Z to apply the 25% only to by only applying the 25% limitation to the first year following account opening. The potential amendment will remain open for public comment until June 11.
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I listed my 5D for sale on E-bay and stated on the add that it was UK shipping only, just before the end of the listing I had an e-mail asking if I would ship it to Portugal? I mailed back saying thanks for the interest but I will ship in the UK only. Now at the end of the bidding the same guy is the winner and asking me to ship it to a mate in Cardiff.....Again I said no and would re-list it as he was a time waster and that I would report him to E-bay. This was at 4.30 and he has now paid for it and asking for it to be shipped to the address in Cardiff even though I've told him he's not getting it??
There is no way I'm sending it but just wondered how you would handle this
I can see you point, but I cant see what the buyer has done wrong. your are posting within the uk.
Unless your listing stated for sale only to uk based people, he has the freedom to bid. You should post it recorded delivery so you have evidence it was received.
plus you could withdraw the money from your paypal account before you post it.
I did sell a camera to someone in portugal about 5 years ago and all was ok.
Once the money is in your PayPal account it's yours.
I don't see what the problem is. Sounds like a result to me, you wanted to sell the camera ans ship it within the UK, he wanted to purchase the camera and is happy for you to ship it to his mate in Cardiff. He is probably having his mate forward it on to him in Portugal.
I'd send the camera to Cardiff if thats what he is requesting you do.
Why not just buy a 5D in Portugal? Plus it said UK shipping only and he never asked me about shipping to a mate in Cardiff before bidding plus the address is a business park not a home address
He may well be an ex-pat and puts his trust in UK sellers. You've been paid and he is happy for it to go to Cardiff. Make sure you send it Recorded or better still Special delivery so you have proof of postage and more importantly proof of receipt the other end.
You should have said. now it sounds dodgy. you can offer it to the second highest bidder
I only send stuff to a confirmed address through Paypal. I would be cautious about sending to 'a mate'. You could lose your 5D. Also he could do a Paypal charge back ( I think that's what it's called ) and he may get his money back plus the 5D. This has happened to my girlfriend a while back, not for the sum of money your 5D would be worth though. Zero feedback is a worry.
You can change your settings so only people with 5 or more positive feedback ratings can bid for your item. There are other safety settings you can choose from so it may be worth having a look at your account so, in the future, you can limit who can bid.
Re-list is my advice.
I've reported him to E-bay and as you say offered it to the next highest bidder...should I keep the money On pay-pal you get 45 days to open a dispute and they can take you to court for any money they think you owe
Quote: Also he could do a Paypal charge back ( I think that's what it's called ) and he may get his money back plus the 5D.
Appears to me that this e-bay & Paypal system is not a good / secure way of doing business.
I would walk away and find some other way of selling your camera gear.
I have done this before although I usually do not push the fact, my permanent home is in Hungary but I am British and have a house in the UK... If he has paid for the item and you have the funds put it in the post!
Having said that I do understand your wariness!
Your buyers address with pay pal will be an address in Portugal, the address you are being asked to send to is not the registered address of the buyer in Portugal.
The buyer in Portugal can prove he paid you, how ever by sending the item to a non registered address you cannot prove you sent the item.
You are allowed to refuse any sale on Ebay, you just then cannot claim your listing fees back.
Anyone can open an Ebay account, but paypal required verification so ignore the cardiff ebay account holder, its meaningless in terms of creditability.
Proof of posting isn't proof of recite either, and getting it signed for won't mean anything either as you have not sent it to the address that paypal verified as your buyers, in a dispute you would loose on that point.
Quote: Once the money is in your PayPal account it's yours.
No its not, Paypal holds the money from both parties until the transaction is complete,
it was the idea behind paypal at its inception,
a pay pal account is not like a bank account, it is a third party account, in which pay pal are the party to which the buyers sends money,
and pay pal hold it, until the buyer has received the goods,
only releasing the funds to the seller once the transaction has followed through.
Thats why pay pal can freeze an account, suspend an account, and repay money from one account to another,
they are a third party transactor.
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One of the many annual highlights of the Ales Hrebesky Memorial box lacrosse tournament, going on RIGHT NOW in the Czech Republic, is the All-Star game. Players from each of the non-Czech teams are selected to represent the tourney All-Star team, and they play the Czech national team, which is obviously comprised of players from […]
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Ales Hrebesky Memorial: Quarterfinals
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Scriff In Prague: Day One
Alex Scriffiano will be assisting me this week in covering the Ales Hrebesky Memorial, and for his first dispatch from Prague, he hits all the required details. See how the 20th anniversary tournament is shaping up already. I (Connor) leave tonight, arriving tomorrow.
NLL Week 16 Picks And Playoff Race
Final week in the NLL! I'm going to break down the playoff race team-by-team. I'll let you know who is in, and who is on the outside looking in.
Happy 20th Anniversary Ales Hrebesky Memorial!
The 2013 Ales Hrebesky Memorial kicks off in only 10 days, and this 20th Anniversary video is nothing short of pure magic.
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Europe Box Lacrosse Update: Interviews, Tourneys, Players Needed!
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Hot Pot: Test Yourself With New Experiences
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Everywhere. Butterfingers for years. That's me.
All I can do is stare in bewilderment at my dropped keys, laugh to myself, and move on with my life.
How I love you so.
But sometimes you confuse me with your words.
Whenever I get self-conscious of myself/body, I always imagine a giant probably around 10 average humans tall picking up little humans and eating them or flinging them effortlessly across a few houses. We are so insignificant in the big scheme of things. I keep thinking, live this short life happy and without regret, and if you feel like changing the world then do it.
Just something I was thinking about as I was driving back from the gym. And guys, you don't need to grunt every time you do a rep to express your manliness.
Today I got up, ate leftovers, got myself a toffee nut latte, and sat at the park reading. It was kind of weird, just reading and having the wind and the trees just existing.
Then I went to goodwill and bought some pants so I could make some shorts. Because I find it extremely hard to find the perfect pair of shorts anywhere unless I go to Hollister/abercrombie (which will probably run at about $30-$40 each pair) so… problem solved.
I like being by myself a lot. I don't have to worry about making sure other people are having fun or being engaged either listening or participating in a conversation, laughing when it is appropriate, sitting properly. I can take up a whole bench or table, and the only time I need to smile is when I see a kid fall on the floor.
I find it a little sad that they exist almost exclusive from each other sometimes. Think about it, your closest friends can be counted on one hand. What about that one girl you are acquaintances with and has this great personality and similar interests, but she has her own 3 closest friends to be with? This is where I question fate. Is it just going to take more effort to reach out to people who would've otherwise not had any inkling of a desire to see you after high school?
At times I feel extremely overwhelmed by the choices I have, dumbfounded and scared. But that's the beauty of life, isn't it?
Conscious of the moles on my face for some reason. They honestly don't bother me at all 364 days of the year, but at times I take a good look at my face and think … oh there are a few little noncancerous skin growths speckled around.
Here's a fun little story. Generally speaking, the ideal Asian beauty is a perfect oval, pale face with nice eyebrows, small mouth/nose, big eyes, no flaws. The eyelid thing is up for debate. As I was in China last summer, one of my kid relatives had the nerve to go up to my face, and exclaim "Gee, you have sooooo many moles on your face" and proceed to point and count each one. My soul "Ow..ow..ow…ow……" My face =_________=
He was also the same kid who said to me,"Hey, you're going to get married and have kids one day huh?" smiling all the while.
That's about all I really wanted to say today.
Entertainment design Department chair: "So…does anyone here have a boyfriend or girlfriend?"
Us: *no hands raised*
~Bursts of laughter~
Oh, ent des, I love you so.
No, I really wouldn't appreciate you looking through my sketchbook.
No, my eyes are naturally shaped to make me look angry and/or tired.
No, I didn't mean to say it in that tone or intend sarcasm.
My toes are actually that long.
Children are cute, from a distance.
I can't express myself the way I want to. Probably because I'm too self-conscious, awkward, unsure, shy, quiet by nature, and most of all…. afraid of what might happen if I ever did go through with it.
Meanwhile, I am enjoying the new lipstick. Kudos to me looking even older, ha.


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The European exchange Eurex is preparing to launch index and single-stock derivatives based on Russian underlyings.The derivatives will be launched on April 23. They will include a future on the Russian Depository extended index (RDX), calculated by the Vienna stock exchange from the prices of the 15 largest Russian shares traded via depository receipt on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The future will be cash-settled at $25 per point, with a maximum maturity of nine months.
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Another for sale at Ink N Iron.
Couldn't get a good picture of this one. Still needs to be stained and taped but it will be for sale at Ink N Iron at the Iron Tiger Tattoo Booth.
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"Ride or Die"
Another sheet I just finished up. I'm pretty stoked on this guy.
I painted this for my girlfriend who just graduated from college. Congrats sweetheart.
Finished this a few weeks back. Just never took the time to post it.
Just a preview of a new sheet I've been trying to finish for the last week.
Just a quick banger.
Just a sheet of Classic flash.


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A devoted widowed father of five, David needs to downsize to a smaller home so he can afford to pay for college tuition. The ideal property must be spacious enough to fit the family and their friends, but small enough to fit their budget and future plans. Jonathan gets the entire family involved in revamping their current home and Drew unveils a cost-effective strategy for staging it. Although David insists he is ready to downsize, he finds fault with every property he visits. The family bravely faces a fresh new start, but packing up their memories and walking away from the family home may be more than they can bear.


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French Montana
Diggy Simmons, French Montana Team for 'Ain't Bout to Do': Listen
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Chris Brown Flips French Montana's 'Don't Panic' in Remix: Listen
In Breezy's remix of the menacing song, the violence is dialed up.
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"I don't feel the need to change up my style or change the things that I used to rap about," Kim told REVOLT.
French Montana, Jadakiss & Pryme Collide On 'They On It': Listen
The beat is classic Dipset-era aggression, all car-door slam and boxing ring bell-esque sounds.
French Montana, Wale & Fabolous Live the Good Life in 'R&B B—hes' Video: Watch
French Montana, Wale and Fabolous' "tribute" to their favorite lady singers now has a visual counterpart.
Listen: French Montana, Wale & Fabolous Shout Out All of the Lady Singers on 'R&B B—hes'
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Preview New Kanye West, French Montana Collaboration, 'Money Can Change That'
Kanye West and French Montana have been spending a lot more time together — after all, they both got together with Kardashians — and it's finally paying off for their fans.
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The clip not only features the song's key players French Montana and Rick Ross, but cameos from A$AP Rocky, Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled, Ashanti and 2 Chainz.
Watch Jennifer Lopez Represent For The Ladies in 'I Luh Ya Papi' Video
Jennifer Lopez is a woman who knows what she wants. And one thing she doesn't want is to film the video for her latest single, "I Luh Ya Papi" featuring French Montana at a water park.
Hear Jennifer Lopez's New Single, 'I Luh Ya Papi' Featuring French Montana
The sunny and infectious tune is sure to soundtrack many beach parties once the temperatures soar. Yes, this winter will eventually end.
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Not long after it became widely known that Bear Stearns shares sold to JPMorgan for the portfolio crumbling price of $2 we got an email from a reader asking if we knew what else out there cost $2. Here's what we found:
- One-way metro pass on the New York subway system.
- Two Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers off of a suburban Wendy's Super Value Menu, tax not included.
- Fake breasts at a Dollar Store in San Francisco.
- $2/$500,000,000,000 of the cost for the War in Iraq.
- Two rewards points from a slot machine pull at the Venetian casino in Las Vegas. If you're a Platinum Card Member.
- Nine tracks of Nine Inch Nails "Ghosts I-IV" web-album. *free
- A membership for your significant other to Trashy Lingerie, a lingerie store in Los Angeles.
- Eastbay Men's Basic Flip Flop, shipping not included.
- One $2 prepaid long distance phone card from Phone Shark.
- Single share* of Bear Stearns.
*You really can't buy this, but you're smart enough to know that.
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One popular form of dietary supplement is inositol hexanicotinate (IHN), which is inositol that has been esterified with niacin on all six of inositol's alcohol groups.
IHN is usually sold as "flush-free" or "no-flush" niacin in units of 250, 500, or 1000 mg/tablet or capsule.
It is sold as an over-the-counter formulation and often marketed and labeled as niacin, thus misleading consumers into thinking they are getting the active form of the medication.
While this form of niacin does not cause the flushing associated with the immediate-release products, the evidence that it has lipid-modifying functions is contradictory, at best.
As the clinical trials date from the early 1960s (Dorner, Welsh) or the late 1970s (Ziliotto, Kruse, Agusti), it is difficult to assess them by today's standards.
One of the last of those studies affirmed the superiority of inositol and xantinol esters of nicotinic acid for reducing serum free fatty acid, but other studies conducted during the same period found no benefit.
A more recent placebo-controlled trial was small (n=11/group), but results after three months at 1500 mg/day showed no trend for improvements in total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C or triglycerides. Thus, so far there is not enough evidence to recommend IHN to treat dyslipidemia.
Furthermore, the American Heart Association and the National Cholesterol Education Program both take the position that only prescription niacin should be used to treat dyslipidemias, and only under the management of a physician.
The reason given is that niacin at effective intakes of 1500–3000 mg/day can also potentially have severe adverse effects.
Monitoring of liver enzymes is necessary.
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