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2003 -- The school record-holder in the 3000m steeplechase (10:36.06), McBain had an outstanding cross country campaign last fall ...Placed 19th (22.40.9) at the Pac-10, 25th (21.11, All-Region honors) at the West Region and 50th (20:53.6) at the NCAA Championships, helping UCLA to a seventh-place team finish ... Second-team Academic All-Pac-10 (3.36gpa) ...In outdoor track, McBain scored at the Pac-10 meet, placing sixth (10:52.22) in the 3000m steeplechase ...Won the Cal/Nevada 1500m crown (4:35.45) ... Ran a personal-best and team-leading 16:48.27 (5000m) ... Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 ...MPSF Indoor All-Academic.
2002 -- In cross country, she ran in five regular season meets and placed 47th (22:38, 6000m) at the Pac-10 ... Earned Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 ... McBain redshirted in track.
2001 -- Redshirt in cross country ... In track, ran bests of 4:36.47 (1500m), 10:11.41 (3000m) and 11:20.99 (3000m steeplechase).
CC -- At Moorpark, CA College from 8/99-6/00, McBain ran bests of 4:40 (1500m), 2:20 (800m) and 10:45 (3000m) ... She won the State CC 1500m title and her team placed second.
High School -- At Thousand Oaks HS, McBain was a soccer, cross country and track standout ... Her prep bests were 2:28 (800m), 5:19 (1600m), 11:53 (3200m), 17:58 (three miles) and 19:14 (5K) ... In 1998, she earned first-team All County honors as team captain and Thousand Oaks placed sixth in the State in Div. I.
Personal -- Psychology major ... Born April 23, 1981 ... Her great uncle, Carl McBain, competed in track and field at UCLA in the 1940s, is in the Bruin Hall of Fame, along with his wife, Bette ... They have endowed four Bruin athletic scholarships - football, women's basketball, men's track, women's golf.
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Congressional Democrats to Goodling: Unzip It!
Can someone take the Fifth in response to questions about why they took the Fifth?
Some House Democrats are not happy that Monica Goodling, the aide to AG Gonzales who refused to testify in a public hearing on the U.S. Attorney mess, and they want to question her to evaluate the legality of her taking the Fifth. Here's the story from the NYT; click here, here and here for background on Goodling.
We are concerned that several of the asserted grounds for refusing to testify do not satisfy the well established bases for a proper invocation of the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination, said a letter from House Judiciary chair John Conyers. The Fifth Amendment privilege, under longstanding Supreme Court precedents, does not provide a reason to fail to appear to testify; the privilege must be invoked by the witness on a question-by-question basis.
Representing Goodling is Akin Gump's John Dowd, who told Congress last week that she wouldn't testify. In response to Conyers letter, Dowd issued a statement suggesting that he regarded the House letter as a threat and a possible violation of legal ethics. In a free country every citizen should have the liberty to exercise their rights without threats or coercion.
In a separate letter sent yesterday, two Democratic senators, Leahy and Whitehouse, asked Gonzales how the DOJ would respond to issues stemming from Goodling's taking the Fifth. Who do we talk to at the Department of Justice? the letter said. The office of the Attorney General appears to be hopelessly conflicted.

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College Hockey:Davis ignites quick start for Minnesota in 9-1 romp over Princeton
MINNEAPOLIS — Nine different Gophers scored goals and 15 had points as Minnesota completed a sweep of a nonconference series over visiting Princeton, 9-1.
"They're incredibly strong," Tigers coach Jeff Kampersal said. "Sometimes, it just seemed like a tidal wave."
His team wanted to play a better game after struggling at times in Saturday's opener. Meanwhile, Minnesota (17-1-0, 11-1-0 WCHA) wanted to come out of the gates better than it did the previous day. The hosts won that battle of wills, as they did for much of the weekend.
"We didn't play our best in the first period yesterday, so we really wanted to make a statement today," senior Sarah Davis said. "I think we did that, just keeping it simple. The main thing was to forecheck, and I think that really worked for us today."
Davis took a pass from Rachel Ramsey and finished on a quick rush in transition 2:28 into the game.
"I got kind of lucky, just tried to shove the puck toward the net because I was getting pressured, and the rebound just happened to be on my stick, so I just put it in," Davis said.
The Gophers smelled blood at that point.
"Even though we didn't score the first shift or two, you could tell the momentum was in our favor," coach Brad Frost said. "The kids were up on their toes, and that was a huge start for us."
Meghan Lorence banged in a Kate Schipper centering pass from behind the net two minutes later. With 13 minutes gone, Hannah Brandt and Milica McMillen scored 10 seconds apart to make it 4-0.
"They come at you in waves," Kampersal said. "You have to keep battling, almost play perfect."
The Tigers (5-6-2, 4-4-1 ECAC) didn't get their first shot until the final minute of an opening period in which they were outshot, 18-1. To their credit, play evened up considerably from that point.
"The score wasn't indicative completely, because I thought we had more fight in the second and third period," Kampersal said. "And I thought we actually played better in the second and third period today, but it was more lopsided on the score."
After Baylee Gillanders converted the rebound of a Davis shot to increase the lead to 5-0, Brianna Leahy put Princeton on the scoreboard for the first time in the series at 12:23 of the middle period. For a change, it was a Tiger alone in front with net to shoot at as she converted a second chance off of a Sally Butler rebound.
It looked like the visitors would be able to go to the locker room having played an even frame, but captain Bethany Brausen scored her second goal in as many days to push the gap back to five.
"That last goal with 10 seconds [left] was like a slap in the face," Kampersal said. "That sent us back in the tailspin."
In the final period, Maryanne Menefee followed her own shot and picked a top corner, Kelsey Cline walked in from the point, took a Rachael Bona pass and finished, and Kelly Terry completed the scoring off a feed from Brausen.
Bona wound up with three assists, while Davis and Brandt added two helpers to their goals.
Shyler Sletta played the final period in relief of winning goaltender Amanda Leveille.
"It was nice to get Shyler in there," Frost said. "For her to actually see some shots — we put her in last weekend, but didn't see a shot, so tonight she got a number of them."
Minnesota finished with a 53-20 advantage in shots on goal.
Both teams return to conference action next weekend. The Gophers travel to Ohio State, and Princeton hosts Rensselaer and Union.
"Our last five games were Clarkson, St. Lawrence, Quinnipiac, Minnesota, Minnesota, so we just hit the iron of our schedule," Kampersal said. "But it's good for us; it'll be good for us down the stretch."
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American Eel
To many people, the eel is regarded with distaste, as a slimy, snake-like creature. Those who have enjoyed the sweet, white flesh, whether jellied, smoked or in a stew, know otherwise. Curiosity about eels, however, is widespread.
For centuries, speculation and myth have surrounded the life of the eel. From the 4th century B.C., when Aristotle provided the first recorded observations on the life of the eel, to the beginning of the 20th century, the location of the eels' spawning grounds and their movements at sea remained a mystery. While this mystery still exists, in 1922, the Danish oceanographer Johannes Schmidt reported the discovery of the eels' spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea in the southwestern part of the North Atlantic Ocean. Schmidt also traced the migration routes of larval eels. Two species of eels inhabit the North Atlantic region while 15 species are recognized world wide. The American eel, Anguilla rostrata, while genetically distinct from the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, differs physically only slightly, having fewer vertebrae, and a larval stage of shorter duration. Genetically, the American and European eels are closely related and distinct from the other Anguilla species.
The American eel is elongate and serpentine, with a single continuous dorsal fin extending posteriorly from a point about one third of the body length behind the head and around to the vent. Juvenile, sexually immature eels (yellow eels) may range in colour from yellowish to greenish or olive-brown, with the backs darker than the belly. Sexually maturing eels (silver eels) acquire a metallic sheen, bronze or black on the back and silvery below during their seaward reproductive migration. Eels can also alter their coloration in response to changes in illumination and background. The skin is thick and tough and may secrete copious amounts of slimy mucous, which acts as a protective cover. Unlike the well-developed scales of most other fishes, eel scales are rudimentary and embedded deeply within the skin. The scales develop only after the eel has spent about three years in freshwater.
American eels may occasionally be confused with the lamprey, sometimes called the lamprey eel. The lamprey, however, differs notably from the eel in having a prominent sucking disc filled with large, hooked teeth, several gill openings and no pectoral fins.
American eels occupy perhaps the broadest range of aquatic habitats of any fish. They occur in the estuaries and river systems draining eastern North America and north-eastern South America. Small populations inhabit areas of southwestern Greenland but their northern continental limit is the Hamilton Inlet-Lake Melville Estuary of Labrador from which they extend south from Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence along the Atlantic coast of Canada and the United States to the Gulf of Mexico, Panama and the West Indies and to Guyana in northern South America. The American Eel also extends into the Great Lakes and up the Mississippi River. The Welland Canal is believed to be the point of access for eels to Lakes Erie, Huron and Superior although they are uncommon there. Amazingly, a few American eels, identified by genetic tests, have been found in some streams along the Atlantic coast of northern Europe.
Geographic distribution of American eels (modified from F.-W. Tesch 1977)
Anguillid eels are believed to have originated from a tropical marine ancestor that had an entirely oceanic life and migratory cycle. The ancestral eel presumably evolved near present day Indonesia, likely between 36-55 million years ago during the Eocene epoch or even slightly earlier in the Tertiary period of the Cretaceous Period. The ancestral form split into various groups over geological time while following different oceanic currents during their larval dispersal and adult return to their spawning areas. As the continents drifted apart, the groups that became the American and European eels may, according to one hypothesis, have spread eastward into what is now the North Atlantic Ocean via the Tethys Sea corridor before the continent of Africa closed the corridor by joining with Asia, perhaps 30 million years ago. As the North Atlantic Ocean widened over time and the associated North Atlantic current gyre lengthed, the migratory path of the eel species lengthened between the spawning area and the coasts of North America and Europe, with the split between American and European eels occurring about 10 million years ago. The long potential duration of the larval period may have permitted development of such long migration paths.
Life History
Eels are classed as catadromous fishes, which means that on attaining sexual maturity, adult eels migrate downstream to the sea where ultimately they spawn. Recent studies have confirmed that catadromous behaviour may be optional, not obligatory, with some eels remaining in coastal or estuarine waters until maturation or migrating periodically between river and estuary. Sexual maturation in eels seems more related to size than to age. Size at maturation varies geographically and according to sex, with male eels typically smaller than females. In addition to the enlargement and maturation of the sexual organs and changes in coloration of the skin, there is an accumulation of fat that provides energy during the marine phase of migration because feeding activity soon ceases and the gut degenerates. Additional changes adapt the body for its transition to the marine environment. Like other fishes that can move between fresh and salt water, the gill surfaces, the gut and the kidneys play important roles in regulating water and electrolyte balances in the body.
The spawning migration occurs between August and December. Downstream movement is most active at night, during the first several hours after sunset. Peak migration activity usually occurs during September and October during the last quarter of the moon and is enhanced by dark, stormy nights and rising water levels. Yellow eels may also be found migrating seaward in the autumn but they are believed to be moving to overwintering sites within the river or estuary.
Anguilla spp. leptocephalus larvae (M. J. Miller).
A few eels have been captured offshore along the continental shelf but the migratory routes and behaviour of silver eels at sea are unknown. From the northern areas of their geographical distributions, silver eels may migrate sooner and in a more immature state than from southern areas, thus permitting them to reach the spawning grounds at similar times and in similar reproductive condition.
American eels spawn in the western part of the Sargasso Sea, travelling over 6,000 km from the western end of Lake Ontario and about 1,000 km from southern Florida. Peak spawning occurrs between February and April. Larger females spawn more eggs than do smaller females. Egg numbers have been estimated to range from about two million for a 45 cm long female to about twenty million for a 113 cm long female. No mature adults have ever been caught in the Sargasso Sea and their spawning behavior is unknown. It is presumed that the adults die after spawning. After hatching, most of the transparent, willow-leaf-shaped larvae (termed leptocephalus) drift northward with the Gulf Stream, perhaps assisted by swimming activity, until they are eventually distributed along the North American coast. A year or more may be taken to reach Canadian waters. Over the continental shelf, the larvae undergo metamorphosis that involves a change to typical eel shape. The glass eel, as it is now termed because of its transparent form, begins to move towards shore by utilizing tidal and coastal currents and assisted by active swimming. By the time it reaches the estuaries of coastal streams it has become more or less pigmented and is now termed an elver.
Anguilla rostata (Uwe Kils).
Elvers are a small version of the adult eel. Elvers may range in size from 50 to 70 mm or more when they enter streams, often in large numbers, when water temperatures reach about 10°C. The time of arrival varies geographically, from early May through June along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia to late June and July along the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Most elver runs occur in several waves over a period of several weeks but small numbers of elvers may continue arriving over a longer period. Peak arrival may occur during spring tides at night. There is no evidence that elvers home to any particular stream and good reason to believe that they do not. Thus, because eel larvae are passively carried along the coast of North America by prevailing currents and glass eels display limited locomotory abilities, it is unlikely that an elver would find and enter the river from which its parents came. It is also unlikely that both parents would have come from the same river. Elvers may penetrate rivers for many miles inland, depending upon the gradient of the river and the obstructions encountered, but a proportion remains in estuarine and coastal areas. Upstream movements of young eels may occur over many years as they seek less crowded or better quality habitat and replace eels that have sexually matured and left the river. Elvers take about four years and have become young eels by the time they reach the upper St. Lawrence River.
Eels may remain in freshwater from 5 to 20 years or longer (eels more than 30 years old have been reported and the oldest known is reputedly over 80 years old) depending upon their growth rate, which depends in turn upon the feeding and environmental conditions encountered. Some yellow eels may periodically migrate between estuary and river, moving either upstream or downstream depending upon their origin. An abundance of small, yellow eels often dominates the lower reaches of rivers and estuaries with fewer, larger and mostly female eels predominant in the upper reaches. Large female eels may exceed 1,000 mm in length and weigh over 2 kg, but males seldom exceed 400 mm in length.
The determination of sex may be influenced environmentally with higher population densities resulting in a high proportion of males. In larger rivers, most eels become female while in small streams the proportion of males may be high particularly if the stream has relatively poor habitat. For example, only females are found in the St. Lawrence River while in the Saint John River, NB, 97% of sexually identifiable eels were female. In the small, acid, and poorly productive East River, Chester, on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, about 60% of the
silver eels are male.
Fig. 1: Drawings of (A) yellow eel and (B) leptocephali (drawn from Bigelow and Schroeder, 1953). 1. Leptocephalus (49 mm); 2. Leptocephalus (55 mm); 3. Leptocephalus (58 mm); 4. Transformation stage (61 mm).
Eels apparently have relatively small home ranges within which they forage. Changes of habitat tend to occur only during transitional periods such as the spring and autumn. The major movement occurs in autumn when silver eels migrate to sea. Some yellow eels travel to overwintering sites if their summer habitat is unsuitable. Yellow eels that moved downstream to the estuary in the spring now return to the river, even to the same area within the river. Eels transported up to 100 km away from their home waters have successfully found their way back. How this is done is not fully understood but may result from the eels' ability to orient to the earth's magnetic field and to detect river odours.
Yellow eels are generally active at night, retiring to burrows in muddy bottoms or to other cover during daylight. Bright moonlight will inhibit their nighttime activity. Temperature influences the degree of seasonal activity and eels become noticeably less active when the water temperature drops below 11°C in autumn. During winter, eels hibernate in the bottom mud.
Eels are voracious carnivores and consume a variety of fishes and invertebrates such as insects, crayfish, snails and worms. An acute sense of smell assists in the location of food, which is preferred fresh rather than decayed. Eels will, however, feed on recently dead fish caught in nets. Young salmon and trout may be included amongst the small fish preyed upon but since eels tend to avoid the cool, rapid flowing waters favored by the salmonids, they are not likely to be a significant threat. One study concluded that about 10% of the eels examined had consumed fish while 90% contained mostly insects. Eels may, of course, fall prey to other predators. Small eels are particularly vulnerable.
Life Cycle of the American eel.
Aboriginal peoples of eastern North America historically conducted subsistence fisheries for American eels. Eels are very nutritious due to their high fat and protein content and preserve well for travelling or long-term use after smoking or drying. Commercial fisheries for eels have existed in Canada since colonial times. During that era, eel fisheries were pursued most actively by the French of Quebec and Acadian New Brunswick, who pickled quantities of eels for home consumption and export. One commentator of the mid-1800s observed that "the eel, although in reality an excellent foodfish, is not much esteemed in Nova Scotia".
Capturing eels in Quebec.
Historically, the most successful eel fisheries have occurred along the St. Lawrence River from Trois-Rivières to Rivière-du-Loup, where the catch consists mainly of the more valuable silver eel. Smaller, but still important, fisheries which harvest mostly yellow eels exist in the Saint John River, and along the northeast shore of New Brunswick, on Prince Edward Island and along the southern coast of mainland Nova Scotia, and on Cape Breton Island. Newfoundland has a minor fishery. The once important yellow eel fishery in Lake Ontario, primarily in the Bay of Quinte region, was closed in 2004 due to declining recruitment of young eels and, ultimately, of catches.
Few fish are caught in so many ways as is the eel. Local preferences and environmental conditions govern the choice of method used. Ontario fishermen use baited setlines, hoopnets, trapnets, and even electro-fishing boats. Setlines take about 65% of the catch and are popular in inshore areas because one man can operate them and they are inexpensive. They consist of many baited hooks, typically 200 to 250, attached by short leaders to a long line held on the bottom by weights at each end. Hoop nets use one or two netting leaders attached to a body formed of netting-covered hoops within which are a series of cones of netting with small openings at the apex. They are set in shallow waters, often over a muddy bottom. Single leader nets are usually set at right angles to the shore; while double leader or wing nets set in lakes may be arranged in chains or set facing the current in streams. Trap nets are larger than hoop nets and consist of a leader running to a rectangular netting box or pound which is held in place by stakes and guy ropes. Species other than eels are often caught in these nets. The inland fisheries of Quebec use trapnets, while the estuarine fishery of the St. Lawrence River uses weirs.
Weirs typically consist of V-shaped walls, opening upstream, which block off a portion of the river forcing the water flow through a trap at the apex of the "V". A good flow of water is necessary and weirs are often situated to take advantage of natural features in the stream. Maritime fishermen use baited pots, hoopnets and, along the south shore of Nova Scotia, weirs. Eel pots are often homemade, of variable design, and commonly made of wood lath or wire mesh. A bait is used to attract the eel into a wide, rapidly narrowing funnel at one end of the pot which empties into a chamber from which the eel has difficulty escaping. Baits must be fresh because eels will ignore old baits. During the winter, Maritime fishermen, using multipronged eel spears, also catch small quantities of eels for local consumption. Other fish species are often caught in fyke or trap nets. Such bycatches can often be released alive when nets are regularly checked but, in some provinces, devices to minimize bycatch are required or are being tested.
Fishing for eels with hoop nets.
Annual eel catches vary widely among provinces and have ranged between about 500-1,400 metric tonnes (t) since 1965. Catches in Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and rivers of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia draining into the Gulf of St. Lawrence have declined since the mid 1980s, most severely in Ontario and Quebec. Catches in the Atlantic coastal portions of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick increased during the late 1980s and through the mid 1990s before declining moderately. The net result is that total Canadian catches have declined greatly since the early 1990s. The contributions to this decline by several potential causes are uncertain. The decline in Lake Ontario eel catch is linked to the long-term decline in the number of young eels being passed upstream at hydroelectric dams on the upper St. Lawrence River. This decline may, in turn, be linked to the apparent decline in elver abundance in the lower St. Lawrence River, perhaps caused by adverse oceanic conditions. Habitat loss and obstruction to eel passage upstream, by hydroelectric dams for example, and mortality of eels passing downstream through turbines also contribute greatly to reduced eel abundance. Overharvesting by commercial fisheries is another potential concern when local catches decline.
In 1997, the total Canadian harvest was about 700 t, worth about 6.3 million dollars. A substantial part of this value was contributed by the higher prices for elvers from the fishery conducted in the Atlantic coastal areas of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The elver fishery began in 1989 in response to demand in Asia for elvers for aquaculture. The elver fishery catch has, within licence quota limits, fluctuated in response to varying market prices which have varied widely in response to market conditions, ranging from about $50-$100/kg to over $500/kg. Prices for yellow and silver eels vary regionally and have increased gradually over time but recently have been about $3-5/kg.
Changing market conditions and variations in eel abundance influence landings. In Maine, fluctuations in the quantity of eels harvested have been related to water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine 10 years earlier, with high landings resulting from lower sea temperatures. Most of the harvest of yellow and silver eels is exported to Western Europe, although regional domestic markets catering to several ethnic groups are important. Live eels are preferred to frozen eels for the export market; silver eels are preferred to yellow eels because of their larger size and higher fat content which results in a better smoked product. The demand for live eels and their high value permit the use of airfreight to ship them to export markets.
At their destination, local processors prepare the eels according to their requirements. Large quantities are smoked; others are jellied or marinated. Tanned eel skins have also been used in high quality leather products. Elvers are primarily shipped to China and Taiwan for aquaculture purposes but some are sent to Spain for consumption as a regional delicacy.
Modern fisheries are regulated by management plans based on the results of regular scientific "assessments" of each fish stock or group of related stocks. Unfortunately, few eels stocks receive the attention necessary for effective management and the large body of data required to devise good regulations is usually unavailable. Periodic sampling of the commercial catch and information on the total catch and fishing effort for each major fishery or river system is vital to good fisheries management. Most provinces now restrict the number of licenses issued to fish eels, limit the quantities of fishing gear available to each license, and require the completion of a logbook to record catch and fishing effort. The regulations governing the fishing season and types of gear permitted vary between provinces. Minimum size limits that were once 20 cm have recently been raised to about 50 cm in many areas. Catch quotas are uncommon except for the elver fishery. Recent and proposed management actions seek to substantially reduce the mortality on eels resulting from human activities of all types, fishery-related or otherwise.
Reported catches (t) of American eels, by province.
Concerns about declining eel catches in many areas have led to efforts to develop a coordinated eel management plan at national and international levels. International agreement on a basic management plan is necessary because of the eel's unique biology - all eels in North America form one genetic population. The eel's complex life cycle contributes to the difficulties of effective fishery regulation. For example, there is no known relationship between the size of the adult stock of a river and the future return of elvers; the annual rate of return of elvers varies greatly between years and may be influenced most by environmental conditions at sea; adult growth rates vary geographically within river systems and between years; the factors determining the onset of maturation are unclear but are likely related to achieving a certain size and body condition; the determination of age is prone to uncertainty and eels are comparatively difficult to sex, often requiring histological techniques.
Mathematical models of fish populations have proved useful for many fish species but have, so far, been less successfully applied to eel populations for the reasons just given. Fishing yellow eels greatly reduces the production of silver eels from a river and fishing both stages further reduces the contribution by that river to the spawning stock. The elver fishery of the Maritimes occurs almost exclusively on rivers where no fisheries occur for larger eels. Important goals of fishery management are to find the proper balance among fisheries that exploit different eel life stages and to minimize the effects on eel distribution and mortality resulting from fish passage and habitat access restrictions and other environmental problems. Clearly, much work remains to be done before all of the mysteries associated with the eel have been resolved.
The worldwide demand for eels is greater than can be supplied by natural means and eel culture has become a major source of marketable eels. Eel farming is widespread in Japan, Taiwan and China and, to a lesser extent, in Holland, France and Italy. Several attempts have been made in Canada but few have been successful over the longer term, mainly due to variable market conditions. There is hope that the future will bring success.


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Mexican Consulate to open in Milwaukee on July 1
The new Mexican Consulate in Milwaukee will open its doors to the public on July 1 after having a soft opening that started on June 15.
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Investment advisers: Don't let 'Brexit' spook you
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Biggest solar project in Wisconsin goes online at coal-ash landfill
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Lights! Action! Camera! It's the Eighth Annual Erotic Awards show, videotapes for your viewing pleasure. Kay Parker narrates the tape and asks you to be her special guest at the gala event. I'm sure you'd gladly accept the invitation.
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When will concussions be considered serious for FIFA? Alvaro Pereira was injured during the second half of Uruguay's win over England at the World Cup and how he was treated on field has the hackles of viewers around the world questioning the priorities of the game. The Uruguayan midfielder appeared to momentarily lose consciousness when his head collided with the knee of an English player. According to the Los Angeles Times on Friday, FIFA is behind other leagues and federations when it comes to concussion protocol.
While the "concussion-protocol" is seen in other sports like the NFL, NBA and even NHL, there appears to be nothing that will stop a World Cup player. The biggest issue seemed to be that FIFA doesn't have a system of what will be done if there is a concussion type injury on the field. Looking to make the players more of a priority, the issue has been splashed on the front page of sporting news as fans weigh in about the old rules.
The injury, seen in slow motion by millions of people watching, looked quite intense. Adding that that head was hit by a very swift moving knee and there was concern of what long term effects this might have on the player. Alvaro Pereira insisted on returning to the game and keep playing, despite the advice of the doctors on the field and it is unknown if he had a concussion or not.
The player's union, Fifpro, is complaining to FIFA that necessary safeguards to protect athletes are not in place. Alvaro Pereira was no position to decide if he could or could not go back on the field. Because of the lack of rules surrounding such a hit, he ultimately won out to returning to the field to play.
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Twenty four hours after shooting a healthy 18 month old male giraffe, staff members at the Copenhagen Zoo have been receiving death threats. Despite an on-line petition and pleas from animal advocates, the Denmark zoo fed the young giraffe named Marius his favorite breakfast consisting of rye bread and while he was enjoying what was his last meal, a veterinarian shot him dead with a rifle early Sunday, February 9, 2014.
Zoo officials persist that the killing of Marius was done because of a lack of available space and to avoid any further inbreeding. According to Director of Research and Conservation Bengt Holst:
"Our giraffes are part of an international breeding program, which has a purpose of ensuring a sound and healthy population of giraffes. It can only be done by matching the genetic composition of the various animals with the available space…When giraffes breed as well as they do now, then you will inevitably run into so-called surplus problems now and then."
Shortly after Marius' death, a public autopsy was held as part of an educational exhibit and some of his remains were fed to other zoo animals.
Advocates and other zoo officials from around the world are asking why the giraffe had to be put down in such a horrific fashion. Questions are being raised as to why the animal was not relocated to another sanctuary. The Yorkshire Wildlife Park located in the UK offered to take in Marius who also has his older brother. The Copenhagen Zoo declined their offer.
Jack Hanna, famed zoo keeper and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio, also voiced his objections saying that the zoo's decision was "the most abominable, insensitive, ridiculous thing I've ever heard of." In addition, Hanna questioned why the Copenhagen Zoo would even breed animals knowing that they did not have enough room and why the giraffe had to be put down in such a matter.
Giraffes are the world's tallest animal growing anywhere from 14 to 19 feet tall. They are herbivores and can live up to 25 years in the wild. This gentle animal is mostly known for its spotted coat with no two individuals having the same exact pattern.
Several staff members and their families, including Holst, have received death threats by means of telephone calls and emails. The investigation into these threats is ongoing.
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"BYU is known is considered one of the premier QB factories in College
y "fans" just can't help themselves, as if a run of two-three guys that ended two decades ago is relevant today.
In the Where Are They Now Dept, we have:
Riley Nelson: coaching high school
James Lark: UNK (grad school?)
Jake Hypes: transfer to KU
Max Hall: coaching (and glad his family can avoid RES fans for a while)
JoBeck: looking for work
Matt Berry: who?
Brandon Doman: selling basketball equipment
Yeah, that's a real "premiere" factory, SO much better than any other state school.
- 2:37 p.m. July 1, 2013
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From earlier: "That's 5/8 committed players. So just about every
commitment, except for the majority of them."
With Mariner, that makes 6/9 now. Not quite the picture you had in your mind or were trying to paint, is it Duck?
- 6:51 p.m. July 1, 2013
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It's a given that a quarterback that wasn't good enough to win a Heisman Trophy, or a Sammy Baugh Trophy, or a Davey O'Brien Award clearly wasn't even the top quarterback or passer in his class:
Steve Sarkisian - 278 of 404 (68.8%), 4,027 yds, 10.0 yds/att, 33 TDs, 12 Ints, 173.6 rating (#1 in nation)
Alex Smith - 214 of 317 (67.5%), 2,952 yds, 9.3 yds/att, 32 TDs, 4 Ints, 176.5 rating (#2 in nation)
Your spin about "bcs era" is laughable and nothing but a convenient Utesie excuse to ignore the painful truth that the Utes did absolutely NOTHING on a national scale before 1994, and precious little after that until 2004.
All the "bcs era" cutoff really means is the Utes have no football history that they consider worth talking about before 2004.
- 8:11 p.m. July 1, 2013
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Your spin about "bcs era" is laughable and nothing but a convenient Utesie excuse to ignore the painful truth that the Utes did absolutely NOTHING on a national scale before 1994, and precious little after that until 2004.
CBS Sports disagrees with your assessment, last decade (2000-2009) #10 Utah:
Urban Meyer arrived in 2003 and changed the landscape. His quarterback, Alex Smith, became a No. 1 draft pick. His team became the first non-BCS program to break through in the restrictive system.
Changed the landscape? Notre Dame dallied just a bit in pursuing its former receivers coach and lost Meyer to Florida. Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham has kept things chugging with an undefeated season in '08.
This is meant in the nicest possible way: Utah is the No. 2 football factory west of the Rockies.
- 9:39 p.m. July 1, 2013
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One more argument for getting rid of verbal commitments. Change national LOI
day to any day after a high school student / athlete finishes their junior year.
You could even give the athlete a 3 day window to change their mind after they
sign their LOI.
But this system of giving verbal commitments is not fair for any university. They think they have a good recruit, so they stop recruiting then the athlete changes their mind and university has lost out to all the athletes they were recruiting and have to start over.
Sharp's is a little different since it was only one day, but let's end the verbal commitments.
- 11:42 p.m. July 1, 2013
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Yep, it's really all hype and pie in the sky at this point. A verbal comitment and 75 cents will get you a Desseret News, Newspaper. It doesn't mean squat until they sign a letter of intent. Verbals are far from binding.
Oh well, you win some; you lose some.
- 9:47 a.m. July 2, 2013
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It's my understanding, from somebody who sat down and spoke at length with
Aaron, that he exhibits no excitement, whatsoever, about his commitment to KSU
and made this switch strictly in order to maintain the peace within his own
I understand he's still quite young and doesn't yet have a great deal of experience in life nor has he yet to become an adult and begun to establish his own identity, but with such an all-important, life-altering experience his college experience will be for him, personally, it's shameful that he won't be following his heart, as he clearly wishes to be a part of UTE-NATION!
Aaron won't study/play football where he in fact truly wants to, we UTES won't get to experience watching him play for us and KSU gets a player who doesn't even want to be there, in the first place!
However, so long as Mamma Sharp is happy/content and gets HER way, what difference does it all make, correct?
A lot can change between now/National LOI Signing-Day, but right now it's a lose-lose situation, all around!
- 1:10 p.m. July 2, 2013
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@ Sammy G
So how's that talent working out for you at Kansas?
- 5:55 p.m. July 2, 2013
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The real reason for his decommit: he didn't want to play defense in 2015.
- 10:59 p.m. July 2, 2013
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I wish nothing but the best for Aaron. Disparaging remarks about his character,
etc. are unjust and unwarranted. Show a little more class. The happiness of a
mother is a powerful thing. He obviously wanted Utah, but he knew that his
mother wanted him closer. His mother's happiness won out and I respect
that. I would have hated to have it go down to LOI day and have his mother
refuse to sign.
IMHO, it took great moral character for him to rescind his commitment and keep his mother happy. I am disappointed that we did not get the kid, he is a great talent. But, there is nothing wrong with the Kansas State program and I hope he thrives there.
Best of luck to you Aaron.
Go Utes!!
- 12:58 p.m. July 3, 2013
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"Boy you are just so well connected in the recruiting world."
High praise from the one who considers 3/9 to be "JUST ABOUT every" one of something.
- 6:10 p.m. July 3, 2013
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Too bad for the Utes, but it is not the end of the world. Just one question: Why
Kansas State? It is still a long drive from Houston and they don't play in
Texas more then twice in a given year. Texas and Baylor were both options are
are much close.
To GoRed
BYU has no trouble attracting good QB talent. Tanner Mangum was an Elite 11 co-MVP and is leaving on a mission soon, while current QB Tayson Hill was a 4* recruit.
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Cougar in Texas, there was a lot of talk about several of the schools recruiting
Sharp to play him at another position, including UT. I think Baylor was
recruiting him as a QB, but may not have sold him on their system and how
they'd utilize him like K State and Utah had.
Also, not that it makes much difference, but Taysom Hill was a 3 star recruit in Stanford's 2009 class, but was a much lower-rated prospect than Josh Nunes, the heir-apparent to Andrew Luck. He looked decent in his limited time for BYU last year, but still has a lot to prove.
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Good for the mayor, and good for the gentleman who spoke up for our rights.
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Good for the mayor, and good for the gentleman who spoke up for our rights.
Also note. That the citizen said that almost all that were in attendance thanked him. And that it only dwindled down toward the end and that the video was cut to just show the parts we saw. Read the article below the video it goes into better detail.
Nice job to both the Mayor and our fellow soldier, good job gentleman. I would hope we have more of our elected lawmakers and upholders on this side. We need it today !
And I do think this Vet should show up at all the various meetings. It sets a good example on our side for once.
Now for my current state of Maryland, We would go through the same security as an airport trying to get into anything Government related in Maryland, even camera's and cell phones are restricted along with HATS.
Good stuff in the video. I applaud the mayor and (most) of the council. That's why it's so important for us to voice our opinions to all of our elected officials, including at the local level. And vote!
I think everybody in the video did great. Hopefully, the councilman who got up and left won't ever come back.
The City Council Member that excused himself was a typical, tyrannical liberal that thought he could put his knee on the neck of the citizen that served our great Nation. GOD Bless Mr. Dudley
Not really "typical tyrannical" liberal...just a stuffed shirt, with a high opinion of his position in life...and to thin skin...These juys mis-run a small community that has as its major sourse of jobs a Naval Air Station (NAS Whidby Island)..most of the residents are eather dependants, retired, or active duty Navy...or people who serve them...
Thanks Mr Mayor!
I wish individuals in higher government positions would stand up and call out those who want to pass laws that go against our 2a rights like that mayor did. If every elected official understood their oath as well as he did this country might be a better place.
This hits pretty close to home. A member of the public with a CCW had asked if he were permitted to carry his weapon into chambers. (background: In CO some gov bldgs ban concealed carry. To do so they must screen at all entrances. EG: the Capitol, however they don't check the elected officials. Talk about a double standard)
Back to it,
The city staff had no idea if it were allowed and forwarded that Q to the mayor. The mayor puts it onto our workshop to discuss the issue. We're a small town in Colorado not to dissimilar to Gig Harbor in size and people on council on both sides of the isle. What really surprised me about the video is they never took it to discussion prior to a vote. Most cities in the US follow Robert's Rules of Order. A motion, a second, discussion then a vote. Skip that discussion part and you'll have a lot of people making uneducated decisions and sometimes illegal ones. It's a great time to consult your city attorney instead of waiting until the council comments portion.
Our 2A discussion was a short one. A couple conversations prior to the meeting with my fellow council democrats brought them around to respecting the rights individuals have to carry. (yes you read that right, I lean left but also support 2A) I didn't mention to them that OC is allowed and I sure didn't want them to go down that road. Oh and the Mayor who put it on the agenda is a Republican. Party lines aren't cut in stone.
my first comment and I'm outing myself as a pinko lefty.
OUTSTANDING......finally a politician that understands and adheres to their oath of office.
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If anything, it goes to show that there are a lot of solid, constitution-supporting politicians in blue Washington, once you get the heck out of Seattle and King County. If it wasn't for the huge population sway in the Puget Sound area, Washington would not be very darn blue at all. I live just north of Seattle and a large portion of the folks around where I live are irritated to no end by the granola politics of the city.
The councilman that walked out should be ashamed of himself. That soldier risks his life defending the very rights that lowlife enjoys everyday. He owes that soldier an apology.


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2010/11 U19 Management: Head Coach Brian Walsh; Forwards Coach Paul Cunningham; Backs Coach Mark Butler; Technical Assistant Ultan O'Callaghan; Manager Donal Brennan; Conditioning Coach Feargal O'Callaghan; Elite Development Officer Ray Egan.
2010/11 Munster U19s Squad Tom Ryan (Garryowen FC), Jamie McGarry (Ard Scoil Ris), Eamonn Carr (St Munchin's College), Kevin Slater (CBC), Shaun Horgan (Rockwell), Sean Og Murphy, Neil Cronin (Castletroy College), Coran Keane, Dan Healy (Glenstal Abbey), Richard Martin (Dolphin RFC), Stephen Maguire, Darren O'Shea (Crosshaven RFC), Yasin Browne (CBC), Eoghan Cross (Garryowen FC), Jeremiah Cronin (Highfield RFC). Barry McNamara (St. Munchins College), Jake Considine (Young Munster), Kieran Frost (CBC), Ben Crumplin (Crosshaven), Tim Rafferty (UL Bohs), Cian McGovern (Crosshaven), Joe Keane (UL Bohs). Joey Doherty (Dungarven), Mark Leonard, Darren O'Keeffe (Crosshaven), Graham Murray, Aidan McMahon (Young Munster), Brendan Monohan (CBC), Evan Mulcahy (St Munchins College), Keith Kennedy (Castletroy College), David O'Sullivan (Midleton College), Andy Weston (Midleton College), Jack Donovan (Crescent College Comprehensive), Dave O'Brien (Castletroy College), Tony Cantwell (Clonmel), Michael Culhane (Newcastle West RFC), Sean Glynn (CBC). Replacements: Conor Scannell (CBC), Kevin Long (Garryowen FC), Ciaran Keogh (CBC), Henry Travers, Alex Griffin (Garryowen FC), Jamie Gavin (Garryowen FC), Conor Barry (CBC).
Mark O'Mahony (CBC); John Randles (CCC); Des O'Callaghan (Glenstal); James McGovern (St. Munchins); Kieran Stokes (CBC); Eimhin Hogan (St. Munchins); Brian Vaughan (PBC); Paul Mullen (Glenstal); Donncha O'Riordan (Midleton); Paudie Monaghan (CCC); Simon Hanbridge (CBC); Tom Goggin (St. Munchins); David O'Mahony (PBC); Cian Russell (CCC); Liam Mungoven (Glenstal); Kevin Doyle (Castleytroy); Robert O'Herlihy (PBC); Keith McManus (St. Munchins); Bryan Carroll (PBC); Brian Mullins (St. Munchins); Peter Murray (Castletroy); Cathal Quinn (CBC); Darragh O'Doherty (CCC); Tomas Harrington (CBC); Padraig O'Connor (Castletroy); Dan Costello (Glenstal); Connor Cunnane (St. Munchins); Padraig Quinn (Castletroy); Jack Murray (St. Munchins); Will Murphy (PBC); Ronan Barry (PBC); Jack Duffy (PBC)
The side opened their season with a narrow defeat away to the Cardiff Blues Academy in a challenge match. The crucial match against Leinster was lost at Donnybrook, but wins over Connacht and Ulster resulted in the side taking the runners-up position in the championship. Academy member Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution) captained the team and the side was coached by Ian Costello, with Anthony Foley as his assistant.
Derry O'Connor (CCC); Jurgen Quinlivan (Ard Scoil Ris); Cian O'Shea (CCC); Ben Sargant (CCC); Stephen Collins (Ennis); Daniel McSwiney (Highfield); Will O'Connor (St. Munchins); Robin Healy (Garryowen); Adrian Doyle (Newcastlewest); Cian Bohane (PBC); Jonathon Holland (Sundays Well); Andrew Kelleher (Cashel); Sean Upton (CCC); Ivan Sherlock (CCC); Conail Murphy (PBC); Dara Arthurs (Young Munster); John Sherin (St. Munchins); Geardoid Crowe (Ennis); Brian Costigan (Glenstal); JJ Clarke (Glenstal); Kevin O'Byrne (Highfield); Michael Madden (St. Munchins); Gavin Herbert (CCC); Colm Considine (Ennis); Scott Hornibrooke (Waterpark); John Cleary (Bruff); Jack Flannery (CCC); Jake Considine (Young Munster); Mark Corby (Clonmel); Aaron O'Brien (St. Munchins); Ian Mullarkey (PBC)
The side opened their season with a narrow defeat away to the Cardiff Blues Academy in a challenge match. The crucial match against Leinster was lost at Donnybrook, but wins over Connacht and Ulster resulted in the side taking the runners-up position in the championship. Academy member Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution) captained the team and the side was coached by Ian Costello, with Anthony Foley as his assistant.


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Palutena was introduced in a fully animated cutscene that appeared to be straight from an anime. The cutscene showed Link and Pit fighting, with Pit losing the battle. Eventually, Palutena steps in, appearing to be simply aiding Pit. Instead, she joins the battle and attacks Link. The trailer also ended with another animated cutscene showing Dark Pit descending from the sky behind Palutena. It is not certain what his appearance means, but players will probably know sometime soon.
As stated previously, Palutena is from the "Kid Icarus" franchise. This will be her first appearance as a fighter in the "Super Smash Bros." series, but she has had a previous, non-playable appearance in the series. In "Super Smash Bros. Brawl," she appeared during Pit's Final Smash when he summoned Palutena's Army to attack his enemies. Pit has since been given a new Final Smash, so Palutena is now free to become a full fighter.
Palutena, from the limited footage that was shown, appears to be a medium weight fighter, in the vein of Peach and Zelda. She does appear to be quite fast too, though obviously not as fast as someone like Fox or Sonic. She uses a variety of attacks that appear to utilize both her magic powers and physical abilities. Her attacks appear to have wide ranges, and many can hit enemies on both sides of her. She also has two defensive abilities, one that works like Marth and Greninja's counters, and another that puts up a wall that reflects projectiles.
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Inside the Meat Case
The Kindest Cut
A 10-Step Guide to Meat & Poultry
by Jayne Hurley & Bonnie Liebman, October 2010
How many calories in that cereal? How much sodium in that soup? For nearly two decades, Nutrition Facts labels have answered those questions…except in the one section of the supermarket where you might need them the most.
In the fresh meat and poultry case, you're pretty much on your own. Exceptions: Most ground meat and poultry has Nutrition Facts (along with deceptive lean claims). And a few companies put Nutrition Facts on brand-name meats or poultry voluntarily.
Late last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed a disappointing solution. Supermarkets would have to provide Nutrition Facts on all fresh meat and poultry, but not necessarily on labels, where shoppers need them. Instead, stores could put up a poster or offer a brochure, notebook, leaflet, or whatever. Thanks so much.
In fact, many stores already have those posters. But odds are, you haven't noticed them. In some cases they're above or on the sides of the meat case. And even if your vision were sharp enough to read the fine print, the cuts on the posters don't always match what the store is selling. So good luck with that.
If you'd like to urge the USDA to require Nutrition Facts on meat and poultry packages, print out and mail the coupon below. In the meantime, here's a guide to the meat case.
Information compiled by Danielle Hazard and Melissa Pryputniewicz.
1. Check the serving size.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that a typical serving of steak, roasts, chops, and poultry parts is just 3 ounces. That's about the size of the patty in a Mc- Donald's Quarter Pounder (which starts out as 4 ounces of raw meat).
A 3 oz. serving may be what health authorities recommend, but typical? What planet is the USDA living on?
Even diets designed to lower bad cholesterol, like the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), use a more realistic 4 ounces of cooked meat. But if you want real realistic, look at typical servings at midpriced restaurants. A chicken breast weighs 6 to 8 ounces cooked and steaks range from 8 to 16 ounces raw (6 to 12 ounces cooked).
So before you check the calories, saturated fat, or anything else, estimate your serving size. If you buy a pound of meat or poultry for every two people, that's 8 ounces of raw meat—or 6 ounces of cooked meat—per serving. If you divide the pound into three servings, it's 4 ounces of cooked meat per serving. That's the serving size we list in our chart on p. 15.
2. Pick an extra lean cut.
Ounce for ounce, chicken breast meat has less fat than drumstick meat, which has less fat than wing meat, which has less fat than thigh meat.
But the difference between low-fat and fatty matters more for red meat. Pick a fattier chicken piece like a skinless thigh and your 4 oz. cooked serving ends up with 3.5 grams of saturated fat. Pick a fatty beef cut like chuck blade roast with a ¹/8" fat trim and you're up to 12.5 grams of sat fat.
And more fat means more calories. A 4 oz. cooked serving of prime rib has 410 calories. The same size serving of eye of round roast has only 240.
A "lean" cut of steak or roast can be no more than 10 percent fat, and an "extra lean" cut can be no more than 5 percent fat, according to the USDA. However, very few fresh meat packages carry those claims.
What's more, which cuts are "lean" or "extra lean" depends on how much they're trimmed. And the meat industry assumes that consumers are world-class trimmers.
3. Trim and skin.
The beef industry likes to boast about its "29 Lean Cuts"—round steak, sirloin, and other cuts "that meet the government labeling guidelines for lean," according to beefitswhatsfordinner.com.
But the meats in the list have had all of their "visible fat trimmed." And about half have been so meticulously trimmed around the edges and elsewhere by scalpel-wielding technicians that even fatty cuts like T-bone, tenderloin roast, and brisket end up "lean."
The rest of the "29 Lean Cuts" have a 0" trim, which means that the technicians only removed every scrap of fat around the edges.
Since most consumers don't trim with a scalpel, a more reasonable trim is ¹/8" fat. That's what you'll find for most meats in our chart. In most cases, meats with a 1/8" trim are the fattiest listed by the USDA, which gets its numbers from acthe meat industry.
In fact, for some popular cuts—like tritip, chuck eye steak, flank steak, flat iron steak, and ribeye steak—the USDA's Web site only has numbers for 0" trim. One look at the ribeye on page 13 tells you how silly that is.
When it comes to pork, the USDA's Web site doesn't even say if its numbers apply to 0" fat, 1/8" fat, or any other trim. How convenient. (Our chart uses older USDA numbers for pork with a 1/8" trim.)
Some good news: It doesn't matter if the fat is gone before you cook, as long as it's gone before you eat. So if you don't buy skinless poultry or ask the butcher to trim your meat, skin and trim at home.
4. Select "select."
Prime beef is the fattiest. Select is the leanest. Choice is in the middle.
If you want to save some saturated fat, calories, and money, look for select (when you can find it). Just keep in mind that, since select beef has less fat, you'll want to cook it either hot and fast (a quick sauté, for example) or low and slow (like a stew or pot roast, which keeps in the moisture).
5. Watch out for "80% lean" ground beef
Beware of ground beef labels. They list not just the "% fat," but the "% lean" as well. To most people, the word "lean" means low-fat. But ground beef that's "70% lean" is the fattiest ground beef allowed on the market. And even ground beef that's 80% or 85% lean is still fatty.
Who needs a label to say "80% lean/20% fat" (some labels call it 80/20), when it could just say "20% fat"?
The meat industry. According to a survey commissioned by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, publisher of Nutrition Action, consumers are more likely to think that ground beef is low in fat if it's labeled "80% lean/20% fat" than if it's just labeled "20% fat."
That's why meat producers have fought for 20 years to keep the misleading "percent lean" claims. The industry doesn't mind putting Nutrition Facts on its packages, as long as it can keep fooling people.
6. Look for ground turkey or chicken breast
If the label simply says "ground turkey" or "ground chicken," you may be getting meat plus skin. (The skin is part of the bird, after all.)
If you want no fatty skin (or thighs or wings or other parts), look for "ground turkey breast" or "ground chicken breast." Or check the Nutrition Facts. If a 4 oz. serving (raw) of your ground turkey or chicken has no more than 2 grams of saturated fat, you don't have to worry about whether it contains skin or fattier meat.
7. Avoid added water or salt
It may look like fresh chicken, turkey, or pork with nothing added. But read the small print. If a chicken label says something like "seasoned with up to 15% chicken broth" or "enhanced with up to 15% solution," you're paying chicken prices for water.
What's more, you may end up with a load of salt. Five ounces of Perdue's Tender & Tasty line, for example, cooks down to 4 ounces and delivers anywhere from 290 to 410 milligrams of sodium. Other lines that "enhance" their fresh poultry include Tyson Trimmed & Ready, Empire Kosher, and Pilgrim's Pride EatWell StayHealthy.
Pork can be worse. Some hams and tenderloins are 30 percent salt-and-water. (See cspinet.org/pumpedup.)
8. Choose poultry or fish over red meat.
Last year, researchers at the National Cancer Institute reported the results of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.1
Of some 500,000 participants, those who ate the most red meat (about 5 ounces a day) were 30 percent more likely to die— mostly of heart disease or cancer—over the next 10 years than those who ate the least red meat (about ²/³ ounce a day).
Those who ate the most white meat (poultry and fish) had a slightly lower risk of dying over a decade than those who ate the least. (The industry calls pork "the other white meat," but scientists lump pork in with beef, veal, and lamb.)
In other studies, red meat seemed to boost the risk of colon cancer (see June 2009, cover story). Researchers aren't sure why. Two possibilities: red meat's heme iron or the mutagens that form when red meat is overcooked may promote tumors.
9. Minimize mutagens.
Don't overcook your meat or poultry. The browner it is, the more likely that it contains heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which may raise the risk of cancer.
Grilling and barbecuing create the most HCAs, followed by broiling and pan-frying. Baking, roasting, and stir-frying create fewer HCAs, and wet cooking methods (braising, stewing, poaching) generally produce the least.
A few tricks can minimize the HCAs when you grill or barbecue. Marinate the meat or poultry, even for a few minutes. Grill it using indirect heat (push the coals to the sides and cook the meat in the center, or, if you use a gas grill, grill over an unlit element). And flip the food frequently to keep surface temperatures lower.
10. Think of the Earth.
It takes more water to produce beef and pork than any other foods, according to a 2006 report from the United Nations called Livestock's Long Shadow.2
"In the United States, livestock are responsible for 55 percent of erosion, 37 percent of pesticides applied, 50 percent of the volume of antibiotics consumed and for 32 percent of the nitrogen load and 33 percent of the phosphorus load into freshwater resources," says the report.
What's more, livestock account for 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions— more than transportation. That's because cattle emit methane, a greenhouse gas that's 25 times more destructive than carbon dioxide.
Not a vegetarian? Would it kill you to eat like one every once in a while?
Take Action Here: Urge USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to require Nutrition Facts labels on fresh meat and poultry


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Cee Lo Green announced recently that he was leaving the hit singing show. Although speculation that stress from Green's legal issues caused him to leave the show, Green has announced a co-headlining tour with Lionel Richie and says he is still on good terms with NBC.
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The map of Agva,sketched by Adem Donmez who is a famous caricature artist, is now complete. On this map, you will find the bays, trails, hotels, main facilities, public buildings, and some of the major companies of Agva. Recognized as the district's official travel map, it folds into an 18-page mini brochure with accommodation, dining, and hiking tips in both Turkish andEnglish. The Explore Agva Map will be available at the entry points into Agva,the Tourism office, and the bus terminal as well as the hotels of Agva. To view the map, please click on the tourist icon on the right.
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In the second half, the Bulldogs shot 53.3 percent from the floor and expanded a 35-31 halftime lead.
"We may have underestimated them to start the game," MSU sophomore guard Craig Sword said. "They got our attention early. We played a lot better in the second half and got a good win."
MSU improved to 2-0 on the season with a dominating final stanza. MSU placed five players in double figures and forced 26 turnovers.
"I think the players may have got caught up the name of the opponent and their record and they took things too lightly to start the game," MSU head coach Rick Ray said. "Kennesaw has some athletes. We just had to go out and grind. I don't think we came here tonight with the mind-set to grind for 40 minutes.
"We are the type of team that has to grind for 40 minutes to be successful."
Strong 3-point shooting allowed Kennesaw State to hold the early lead. A 3-pointer by Nigel Pruitt and follow-up basket by Yonel Brown placed the Owls on top 18-14. The Bulldogs took the lead for good at 20-19 on a free throw by Fred Thomas with 8:33 left in the contest.
A layup by Roquez Johnson ran the lead to 27-21 with 6:14 left in the half. Kennesaw State hung tough though and trailed only 35-31 at the break.
"In the second half, we had to defend a lot better," MSU sophomore guard Fred Thomas said. "In the first half, we lost our man too many times. In the second half, we did a lot better job on defense and that is why we were able to build a big lead."
Dre Applewhite and IJ Ready sparked a quick burst to start the second half. A spinning jumper in the lane by Applewhite ran the lead to 42-33 with 16:04 left. A 10-3 run by MSU pushed the Maroon and White advantage to 52-41 with 11:07 left.
MSU took advantage of strong second-half shooting and foul trouble for Kennesaw State to push the lead to as many as 23 in the closing minutes.
"All around a solid effort," Ray said. "We got some really solid minutes off the bench from Dre (Applewhite) and Roquez (Johnson). Gavin (Ware) only got four shots from the field. We have to get him more touches. But for the most part, we played well, especially on the defensive end.
"Sometimes we get too consumed with our offense."
For the contest, the Bulldogs hit 28 of 60 shots from the field (46.7 percent), 8 of 23 shots from 3-point range (34.8 percent) and 14 of 25 shots from the foul line (56.0 percent). The Owls hit 20 of 44 shots from the field (45.5 percent), 6 of 17 shots from 3-point range (35.3 percent) and 9 of 17 shots from the foul line (52.9 percent).
The teams were even at 33 in rebounds. MSU had 16 assists and 12 turnovers, while Kennesaw State had 14 assists and 26 turnovers.
Fred Thomas led MSU with 17 points, while Colin Borchert added 15 points, Craig Sword added 13 points and Trivante Bloodman added 11 points. Ware fell a point shy of his second double-double as he had nine points to go along with a team-high 10 rebounds.
Kennesaw State was led by 15 points from Brown.
MSU will host Mississippi Valley State at 7 p.m. Tuesday.


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I guess that Glock is no longer "perfection." What was he thinking?
This is a discussion on Definitely something you DON'T see Everyday within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Guy posted this on another Forum... Glock ND He was umm.. doing SOMETHING with two Glocks , and allofosudden.. He shot one Glock with another ...
Guy posted this on another Forum...
Glock ND
He was umm.. doing SOMETHING with two Glocks , and allofosudden..
He shot one Glock with another Glock In The Buttocks.
If any of you know the Gentleman I suggest you stay very far AWAY from him.
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"If I walk in the woods, I feel much more comfortable carrying a gun. What if you meet a bear in the woods that's going to attack you? You shoot it."
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I guess that Glock is no longer "perfection." What was he thinking?
Retired USAF E-8. Official forum curmudgeon.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Wow, that thread is interesting.
This braintrust apparently lives in Orlando. Scary.
Battle Plan (n) - a list of things that aren't going to happen if you are attacked.
Blame it on Sixto - now that is a viable plan.
I don't know about this.
The pictures look real, enough, but the thread doesn't really mention how the ND happened. Furthermore, he says that the G20 didn't move at all upon impact...
something doesn't add up
Trust in God and keep your powder dry
"A heavily armed citizenry is not about overthrowing the government; it is about preventing the government from overthrowing liberty. A people stripped of their right of self defense is defenseless against their own government." -source
If you read the whole thread, it seems this chap has issues (as it were).
I'm surprised he didn't have another ND doing the re-creation for the photo.
Edit to add - his initial post on the ND (and surrounding events) is interesting as well - http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1247308
Battle Plan (n) - a list of things that aren't going to happen if you are attacked.
Blame it on Sixto - now that is a viable plan.
Remember the Mythbusters where they tried to shoot a bullet down the barrel of another gun? Recreating some western myth.
Well, this guy did it...........................................maybe .
That appears to be a suprisingly small amount of damage for a bullet wound on a gun.
To me it is suspect.
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Something tells me it's BS,supposedly he gets chewed out for having 10 G19's,then he has an ND and he comes to a gun forum to brag about how many guns he has and that he had a ND,but all he wants is people to tell him he isn't crazy and to tell him it's normal and he will be alright."Don't Feed The Trolls"
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All I can say is YIKES! I'll reserve all other comments.
So that's what really happens when you try to dual wield two pistols.
Yet he has his thumb on the trigger while taking the pic. Has to be a troll because anyone that dumb would have figured out a way shoot himself by now.
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