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It's time for "Giant Man Story Time" with NFL star D.J. Fluker ... who is about to tell TMZ Sports the true story of a guy who ate 65 Chick-fil-A nuggets only to lose a contest to a man WHO ATE 80.
Fluker -- 6'5 and 339-lbs for you scoring at home -- was out in L.A. when our camera guy asked him about the most fast food he's ever eaten in one sitting.
That's when "Giant Man Story Time" began -- with Fluker telling us he once bravely entered a chicken nugget eatin' contest and downed 65 mini-birds, but it wasn't enough to win.
Bonus -- He also tells us who the biggest eater in the NFL is.
Hint? He's bigger than you.
Manti Te'o
Stop Harassing Me
About My Fake Girlfriend!!!
Manti Te'o says he's sick and tired of other NFL stars harassing him about that whole fake girlfriend scandal ... and says his tormentors need to MOVE ON!!!
The San Diego Chargers linebacker was talking with UTSanDiego.com and admitted he was harassed about the situation "a few times" last season -- but had hoped people would let it go.
But they didn't ... and this week, 49ers tackle Anthony Davis admitted he talked smack to Te'o about the GF hoax when they met on the field.
"Asked Manti Te'o about his imaginary girlfriend last night and he snapped. lol I thought that was hilarious," Davis tweeted.
So how did Te'o react?
"I told him, 'Find a new joke,'" Te'o said.
Of course, while Te'o was at Notre Dame, he was catfished by a man -- pretending to be a girl -- but when Manti realized he was the victim of a hoax, he lied to the media in an effort to cover the whole thing up.
Eventually, the whole story came to light ... the catfisher was ID'd as Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- who eventually fessed up to hoaxing Te'o.
Te'o's clearly trying to move past it -- but as long as he continues to react to the jokes, the harassment ain't gonna stop any time soon.
NFL Star Antonio Gates
Shoots TV Show Cameo
... On Day Off
Not just because he's having one of the best seasons of his career, but he's also returning to "The League" ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.
The San Diego Chargers tight end used his day off from practice to come up to L.A. to shoot a cameo on the hilarious FXX show ... and he talked to us about the shoot on his way off the set.
Gates has been on the show before -- and was hilarious ... when he was confronted by one of the characters in a hot tub whose fantasy team had lost because Gates scored a TD.
So, does Antonio have a post-NFL career in Hollywood?? Check out the clip ... he's not exactly shooting down the idea.
Darren Sproles' Wife
I Didn't Curse the Saints!
Darren Sproles' wife tells TMZ Sports ... she's under attack online over the way she publicly trashed the New Orleans Saints -- but she wants the fans to know her beef is ONLY with management.
After Michel Sproles learned that N.O. was planning to trade her running back husband, she went to Instagram and said the situation was "f**ked up." She also said that God would "get u back."
We spoke with Michel ... who tells us she's been hammered by angry Saints fans who have been blasting her online -- calling her a "golddigger," a "bitch" and worse ... and she wants it to stop.
"I started out just jokingly expressing myself," Michel says ... "It's gotten misconstrued. I wasn't attacking the Saints FANS." Michel says her beef is only with the front office.
Still, Michel says she doesn't regret posting the message ... but notes, "I maybe should have delivered it differently."
"When you're sad, you express yourself as you normally wouldn't."
As for Darren, Michel says he predicted that her post would "blow up" before she put it online ... she disagreed.
"He was right, I was wrong," Michel says. Though she says he hasn't commented about the situation since the post went up.
Michel says she's now trying to move forward and focus on Darren's new team -- the Philadelphia Eagles.
As for the haters, Michel says ... "These people don't have to follow me, they can voluntarily exit my Instagram."
Darren Sproles
You're Screwing My Husband!!
Hell hath no fury like the wife of a Saints player scorned ... just ask Darren Sproles, whose wife BLASTED the team after reading reports that N.O. is planning to trade him.
Darren's wife, Michel, UNLOADED on the Saints on Instagram yesterday ... saying by trading the running back, they're robbing him of the opportunity to play for a team of his choosing ... a right she believes he's earned.
"I am so disappointed in the Saints organization & the way they are treating my husband," Michel wrote.
"I understand this is a brutal business but when u have a good guy who works hard & does a lot for the community u would think they would show a little more respect."
"To verbalize to him that they will release him so at least he can choose the team he wants to spend his last few years left in the NFL on & then take it back without a word & try to trade him is f**ked up."
She then says God will take revenge on the team for her -- explaining, "The way my God is set up he gets the last say & can get u back better than the Compton Curse out I wanna give these muthaf**kas!"
She concluded with a couple of hashtags ... #YesICurseAndPraiseGod #OnlyGodCanJudgeMe #IPutHisChargerPicsUpBecauseTheSaintsAintSh*tForWhatTheyDoin
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE ... A short time later, Michel posted a follow-up on Instagram saying her initial post was an "experiment" to expose her husband's "real fans."
Ha. Yeah, right ...
[H/T to our friends at BlackSportsOnline, who broke this story]
Texans vs. Chargers (Mascots)
Who'd Win in A Fight?
Here is horned Houston Texans' mascot "Toro" raging on the field (left) -- and the electrifying San Diego Chargers mascot "Bolt" shocking the crowd (right).
Shawne Merriman
I Lost 'Ninja Warrior'
'Cause I'm Too Damn Heavy
There's a GOOD REASON you've never seen a 260-pound "Ninja Warrior," 'cause they suck on trampolines ... so says ex-NFL star Shawne Merriman.
Shawne knows from experience -- the former San Diego Chargers linebacker recently appeared on the show ... and started off strong ... only to crash hard when it came time to negotiate the trampoline obstacle.
"260 don't work on trampolines," Merriman says ... "My weight made the trampoline touch the ground."
Gotta give the guy credit -- he actually put together a pretty solid run before bailing on the jump. But SM says if he's invited back next year, he GUARANTEES he'll finish the course.
Chargers' Ryan Mathews
Not Arrested
San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews was NOT arrested for a bar brawl ... TMZ has learned.
There are multiple reports on the Internet that Matthews knocked out a guy Sunday during a bar brawl in San Diego's Gaslamp district -- but San Diego PD spokesman Edward Zwibel tells us Ryan was not taken into custody, and is not a suspect in the fight.
Zwibel confirms officers did respond for the fight ... and they did make one arrest, but Mathews had nothing to do with it.
In fact, he says officers never even saw Mathews ... though he was aware of rumors that he was in the bar.
So ... star athlete NOT busted. It does happen.
8:55 AM PT -- Mathews just tweeted about the situation -- saying, "Home healthy and happy! Don't know how my name got in this but I'm good!
NFL Star LaDainian Tomlinson
You Couldn't PAY Me
To Unretire
San Diego Chargers legend LaDainian Tomlinson will NEVER return to the NFL -- despite reports of a lucrative offer from his old team -- telling TMZ, retired life is just too good to give up.
LT was out in L.A. Monday when we asked about the Chargers reportedly offering Tomlinson a new contract this spring ... after he retired last year.
Tomlinson told us ... life after the game is so amazing, there's no way he'd ever accept another contract ... which is pretty crazy considering how integral a player he was. Watch the clip.
Oh yeah, LT also weighs in on the Chargers' latest acquisition ... Manti Te'o ... it's pretty funny.
Nick Lachey Accuser
He Choked Me And
Called My Wife a B*tch
Nick Lachey isn't just a heckler ... he CHOKED a San Diego Chargers fan at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday and called the guy's wife a "f**king b*tch" ... this according to multiple people involved in the incident ... but Nick says it's all BS.
TMZ has obtained new video ... which shows Lachey getting aggressive with a Chargers fan who was wearing an Igor Olshansky #99 jersey (Igor played for SD from 2004 to 2008).
We spoke to the guy in the jersey ... who tells us Lachey and his buddies -- all die-hard Bengals fans -- had been talking trash to him about the jersey for most of the 2nd half of the game.
The Chargers fan says Lachey made one particularly offensive comment about Olshansky that crossed the line ... and that's when the fan's wife shot back to Nick, "Well, he lasted longer than your boy band."
We're told Lachey flipped out and called the wife a "f**king b*tch" ... along with "a host of other profanities."
Tensions exploded ... and the Chargers fan says Nick lunged towards him ... grabbed him by the throat and shoved him to the ground. The fight can be seen in the footage obtained by TMZ.
As we previously reported, stadium security quickly responded and ejected Nick and his buddies. The Chargers fans were NOT asked to leave.
After the incident, Nick went to Twitter and BRAGGED about the situation -- saying, "Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn't be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals."
He later acknowledged the altercation ... tweeting, "i simply don't appreciate someone turning around and putting their finger in my face. call me crazy, but that deserved a reaction."
We're told the Chargers fan plans to file a police report against Lachey.
Nick's rep tells TMZ, "This was a verbal exchange between sports fans of opposing teams that went too far. While Nick isn't proud of what happened, he did not choke anyone or use defamatory language to any women at the stadium -- which the video tape clearly supports."
The rep also says police interviewed Nick outside the stadium and released him without charges.
Nick Lachey
Kicked Out of NFL Game
for Talking Smack [Update]
2:15 PM PT -- Lachey has issued a statement about the situation on Twitter ... saying, "For the record, i was not kicked out of the chargers game for excessive 'trash talking'. no, that honor belonged to the guy in front of me!"
He added, "i simply don't appreciate someone turning around and putting their finger in my face. call me crazy, but that deserved a reaction."
Lachey also praised Chargers fans ... saying, "aside from a few exceptions, i had a great time hanging with Charger fans all afternoon. honestly, some of the nicest fans around."
Nick Lachey -- a HUGE Cincinnati Bengals fan -- was escorted out of the stands at the San Diego Chargers football game this weekend ... after security decided his TRASH TALK crossed the line.
It's unclear exactly what Nick said to piss off stadium security ... but after he was ejected, the former boy-bander actually BRAGGED about getting the boot, tweeting:
"Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn't be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals"
A short time later, AFTER Cincy defeated the crappy Chargers, Lachey tweeted again:
"Bengals win again. i'd talk trash to everyone in SD, but what's the point? you already had me kicked out of the stadium and you still lost."
As for the kid in the Chargers gear in the photo with Nick, he was just a random fan -- and after the game, the kid's dad fired off a tweet to Lachey:
"Thanks for taking the pic with my son and being cool to us. Congrats on the Bengals win!"
FYI -- you can probably expect MORE trash talk from Lachey this season, his Bengals are 7-5 and are tied with Pittsburgh in the race for the 2nd Wild Card playoff spot in the AFC.
Junior Seau
Chargers Retire No. 55
During Emotional Tribute
The San Diego Chargers honored the memory of Junior Seau today before their home opener against the Tennessee Titans and officially retired the NFL superstar's jersey -- No. 55.
Seau's parents and children were down on the field during the emotional tribute -- which was officiated by legendary Chargers QB Dan Fouts.
Fouts said, "There is only one Junior Seau and only one 55 ... and they belong together forever."
Seau played 13 seasons with the Chargers and was selected for 12 Pro-bowl appearances.
Seau was found dead in his home on May 2 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 43.
NFL Star
Accused of Choking
Tila Tequila
Shawne Merriman of the San Diego Chargers was taken into custody by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department after an alleged altercation with Tila Tequila.
San Diego Sheriff's deputies responded to a call this morning at 3:45 AM. Tila claims she was "choked and physically restrained" by Merriman after she tried to leave his residence.
Merriman is accused of battery and false imprisonment.
Tila was transported to a local hospital while Merriman was taken into custody. His bail was set at $58,000.
UPDATE -- Tila Tequila has been released from the hospital.
UPDATE -- A lawyer for Merriman denied all charges and says Tila was "extremely inebriated" and that Merriman tried to stop her from leaving the home because he didn't feel it was safe for her to do so.
UPDATE -- A.J. Smith, the general manager of the San Diego Chargers, released this statement: "It's disappointing to hear about the issue involving Shawne Merriman. We'll continue to monitor the situation and let the legal process run its course."


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ISU Paleolimnology Laboratory
Our laboratory specializes in using fossil and modern diatom assemblages to reconstruct past lake and river environments. Undergraduate student research projects in the lab currently include studying the effects of acid mine drainage on lake and river ecosystems and reconstructing the effects of industrial and domestic pollution on lakes and rivers throughout Indiana. Graduate projects range from the Rocky Mountains to East Africa and cover periods from as recent as the last century to as long as 6 million years ago.
Long-term research objectives for the laboratory include development of the diatom paleoecology from Hominid Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project, which seeks to obtain sediment cores from several of the most important fossil hominin and early Paleolithic artifact sites in the world, located in Kenya and Ethiopia. Additional research objectives in Africa include analysis of paleolake Mababe (Botswana), and developing research for drilling Lake Tanganyika. Continuing lake research in North America ranges from the Rocky Mountains to Alaska.
Our lab sent 4 students (Matt Brindle, Jase Hixson, Sabrina Brown, and Kendra Reininga) to the GSA annual meeting in Vancouver at the end of October. Each of the students presented posters on their own research projects and Sabrina Brown also presented a talk about some of her work on Emerald Ash Borers on ISU's campus from her days as an undergraduate. Topics for the posters spanned from research on paleo-Lake Turkana, to eutrophication and nutrient cycling in Indiana state parks, to some new research from a lake in the Beartooth Mountains. If you weren't able to make the trip up to Vancouver, all of the posters are now available for viewing as a PDF.
Recent Publications
The diatom data from Foy Lake, Montana, was instrumental in this publication, entitled "Prolonged instability prior to a regime shift", which was published this month in the Public Library of Science journal. The bulk of the work looking at the shifts in diatom regimes and modeling diatom response to climate change was done by Sheri Fritz's PhD student, Trisha Spanbauer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.SURE 2014
As the summer of 2014 comes to a close, we can look back on another successful
SURE program session. This summer's research as the ISU Paleolimnology lab included work from four students (Casey Boose, Alan McCune, Erica Memmer, and Shana Shepard). Their projects for the summer ranged from diatom analysis
of a core from the Beartooth Mountains, to phosphorus extractions from lakes in eastern Indiana, to modern diatom sampling and water chemistry for lakes in the greater Wabash
River Valley, to preparing sediment samples from a small pond on the St. Mary of the Woods campus. Our lab worked closely with Jen Latimer's lab (and SURE
2014 students David McLellan and Tina Williams) on several projects, including
collecting a core from Goose Pond, collecting a number of samples and cores from region, and sharing a number of research projects for geochemical analyses.
HSPDP: Afar ICD Trip and Turkana Diatoms
Graduate student Sabrina Brown has spent the past 2 weeks at the
LacCore facility at UMN, working with researchers from the Afar component of the HSPDP
collecting samples, splitting cores, logging cores, and after putting in relentless 12-hour days in the lab, she has returned with about
800 low-resolution diatom samples from
the Afar cores and nearly 3000 high-resolution diatom samples collected from diatomites in the Afar, Baringo, and Turkana cores.
Meanwhile, back at the ISU Paleolimnology Lab, undergraduate and graduate student researchers have been pushing to get the samples collected from the Lake Turkana cores processed and made
into slides. Graduate student Matt Brindle is just now starting to make the initial scan through the slides and has found a few examples of endemic species. Shown above is
a diatom closely related to
Surirella turkanensis, which has an odd feature where it curls near both apices.
Chain O'Lakes State Park
Graduate student Jase Hixson and his field crew including undergraduates
Alan McCune and Nick Spendal went to Chain O'Lakes to collect a long core (Boliva) from Long Lake. While there, Jase gave a presentation to the
park's staff over his initial findings from the 9 short cores he collected along the length of the park in the fall of 2013. The park has been experiencing severe
cyanobacteria blooms over the past decade or so, and Jase's research looks to explore the potential causes and consequences of nutrient cycling in these flow-through
lake systems.
The trip was the first true
test of the ISU Paleolimnology Lab's (designed and built) coring platform (known in the lab as "Zelda" or "Tri-force" because of its triangular design). The coring
platform (shown above) is modular - it breaks into 4 folding triangular elements, each supported by their own inner tube - and has a moon pool opening
and can be anchored from each point of the triangle to create a stable coring surface that can fit into the back of a hatchback along with a 3-person inflatable Zodiac.


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Hints of French and Italian cuisine mingle with Texas culinary traditions at Dino's Steak and Claw House, where chefs deconstruct classic surf and turf inside a vintage bank building. In the kitchen, they slice fresh garlic and heirloom tomatoes between trips to the grill, which sizzles with 8-ounce beef fillets and 20-ounce porterhouses. Lobster can be ordered with a crabmeat crust or a puffy jacket of ravioli and a pistachio-froth scarf. Meals unfold atop white linen tablecloths dotted with fresh floral arrangements, and chandeliers illuminate the dining room with a glow as warm and inviting as a welcome mat made of jalapeños. Work by local artists accents the entire scene, and grand-piano ticklings turn up the classiness to a glass-shattering 11. A black-marble bar adds an extra layer of luxury, which extends to a patio made for al fresco dining.
Fishbone Grill & Oyster Bar had been in place for a quarter of a decade when a new neighbor rolled into town and shook everything up. In 2009, the Dallas Cowboys' 111,000-person-capacity stadium sprung up just across the street, bringing with it throngs of fans looking for a place to eat and drink before the game.
Fishbone adapted, and today its tailgating events are a spectacle that often feature appearances from former Cowboys safety and three-time pro-football champion Bill Bates. But whether it's game day or any other day, the cooks display the same dedication in whipping up catfish platters, popcorn crawfish, and grilled mahi mahi. The menu ventures out of Texas, too, crossing into Cajun and Mexican territory with Louisiana-style crab cakes, shrimp quesadillas, shrimp cocktails, crab legs, and house-made gumbo.
The aroma of catfish filets frying in the kitchen wafts through Catfish Sam's and unites with the scents of hand-breaded-shrimp appetizers and charbroiled rib-eye steaks. Each table comes dressed with complimentary sides, including no-fat pinto beans, coleslaw, housemade yeast rolls, hush puppies, and green-tomato relish.
At Chop House Steak & Seafood, head chef Kenny Mills relies on the skills he's learned throughout his eclectic career, which included a stint operating the healthy, organic Natura Cafe in Uptown Dallas, as well as stops at steakhouses in Denver, Fort Worth, and DC. The menu reflects the chef's extensive experience with simple, yet elegant dishes, such as slow-smoked prime rib, Cajun rib eyes, mesquite-grilled salmon over lemon couscous, and tuna tartare tostadas.
Larry Walker knows seafood. The co-owner of The Oasis at Joe Pool Lake has sought game fish in more than 20 countries across the world and some of his greatest catches even adorn the eatery?s walls, including a massive black marlin that he snagged near Australia?s Great Barrier Reef. These maritime touches fit right in at a restaurant that floats atop the surface of Joe Pool Lake and serves a menu of pan-regional seafood dishes.
In addition to making shrimp gumbo and New England?style clam chowder, the chefs also create Tex-Mex fish tacos and beer-battered fish and chips. The selection even includes a handful of Southern staples from the land, such as barbecued brisket sandwiches and chicken-fried steak.
With the waters of Joe Pool Lake lying just beyond its walls, The Oasis at Joe Pool Lake features an outdoor patio area overlooking the surrounding shoreline. The eatery keeps diners engaged by hosting live entertainment in the form of bands and DJs, which get crowds up and dancing beneath the festively colored lights strung above the outdoor tables.
Circle S Catfish Grill is a labor of love for the Shipp family, with elder son Adam managing the day-to-day affairs, wife Kelli and parents Randy and Patti taking time from their retirement or teaching careers to pitch in, and younger brother Nick employing his training under Wolfgang Puck to design many of the recipes on the menu. Like a fancy state dinner with coloring-book placemats, the restaurant fuses a family-friendly ambience with elegant dishes, such as Angus beef sirloin, grilled salmon, or Nick's specialty bread pudding topped with crème aunglace. Collected artifacts of Americana, buzzing neon, and a huge flat-screen TV adorn the walls, surrounding vinyl and chrome furnishings that evoke the image of a mid-20th-century Route 66 diner. Freshly cut fries sidle up to plates of fried catfish or grilled chicken, and housemade salsas, tartar sauces, and cocktail sauces pair up with tilapia, chips, and succulent fried shrimp.


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Freshwater Fish Of North America
Category:Fish of North America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Category:Fish of North America. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. The freshwater and marine Fish which are . Whether you are starting your starting time fish tank operating theatre the succeeding Hoosier State vitamin A farseeing blood it helps significantly to ingest an musical theme of the fish army tank pChecklist of Freshwater Fishes Native to North America This excludes many species that are rare in North American fresh water habitats ( e.g., Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas), or that are generally limited to estuaries .
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