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49ers,By Cindy Boren A couple of things quickly zoomed through the mind of Illinois wide receiver AJ Jenkins when the San Francisco 49ers called to say he was their first-round pick in the NFL Draft. It was a joke. It was crazy. It certainly was a surprise.

nfl draft 2012Foiled again … except that, according to a report from Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis had Illinois wide receiver AJ Jenkins rated as highly as Blackmon. "League sources told the Post-Dispatch on Thursday afternoon that the Rams

, nfl mock draft 2012 By Sports Network If a name had to be given to commemorate the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, it would have to be "Tornado Day." Andrew Luck already has a pretty good idea of what to expect in his new NFL digs. He'll be wearing a No

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andrew luck We have gathered here today to remember the life of AJ Jenkins as the favorite player of one Brick Top. AJ Jenkins is a proud Illini, strong and true, who wore proudly the orange and the blue. He graced Memorial Stadium with his amazing went 1-2 to the Colts and Redskins on Thursday night, the draft at Radio City Music Hall turned into a deal-a-thon. Through the first seven picks, only Indianapolis kept its original draft spot, and a total of eight trades were made in first round.

The Browns, Jaguars, Cowboys and Eagles all traded up to get players they coveted. The Vikings dropped a spot and still came away with the guy they wanted.

Credit the rookie wage scale for so much buying and selling so early, with general managers making last-minute moves knowing that extravagant salaries for top picks have been replaced by a compensation plan.

Before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell opened the draft, Minnesota swapped its No. 3 choice for Cleveland's No. 4 pick, with the Vikings also getting fourth, fifth and seventh rounders. After the Browns went for Alabama running back Trent Richardson, and before the Vikings took tackle Matt Kalil, Florida neighbors Tampa Bay and Jacksonville swung a deal.

Cleveland coach Pat Shurmur said the Browns were convinced a team would leapfrog them to take Richardson, so they pulled the trigger on the 4-for-1 trade.

"Unfortunately we had to make a little trade to secure the pick," Shurmur said. "We knew as we went through the process that he was our guy and so we did what we had to do to secure it. We had pretty good knowledge that there were teams behind that wanted him as well, so we gave up a couple of picks to make sure we got him. We're thrilled a bunch about Trent."

The Jaguars moved up to No. 5 from No. 7 and grabbed wide receiver Justin Blackmon. The Buccaneers, at No. 7, chose Alabama safety Mark Barron, and also acquired the Jaguars' fourth-round choice.

The St. Louis Rams made a second trade of their first-round pick. The Rams traded away the No. 2 overall pick to the Washington Redskins last month, and were set to select sixth. But Dallas traded its No. 14 choice and a second-rounder to the Rams and grabbed LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne with No. 6.

the Bruins won Caps Game 7 facts

the Bruins won  Caps Game 7 facts Instead, the Washington Capitals killed off this potential threequel in Game 7 of the first round on April 25. With their 2-1 overtime win, the Capitals made the Flyers' Stanley Cup route a lot clearer without the Bruins around for once.

If the Bruins won, they would have faced the Flyers again if the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils won their Game 7's on April 26. But if Boston prevailed, Philadelphia really would have needed either New York or the Florida Panthers to lose to avoid the Rangers in the next round. Yet given how the Bruins have made life difficult for the Flyers in the last few years, it would have been just like them to stick around and put a wrench into things again.

However, the Capitals did just what the Flyers did in 2010 - win a Game 7 in Boston. Of course, Washington didn't need to rally from a 3-0 series deficit to do it, and Philadelphia didn't need overtime to win its Game 7 two years ago. But the Capitals did forge a Cinderella story of their own, as they recovered from a mostly abysmal regular season to become clutch in the playoffs - unlike the Stanley Cup favored Capitals of the last several postseasons.

Tim Thomas stole the Stanley Cup for the Bruins last year, yet he was outdone by new Washington star Braden Holtby. After years of uncertainty at goal, the Capitals suddenly have someone to rely on in former third-stringer Holtby - and if Washington can fix that fatal flaw, surely Philadelphia can as well.

At the least, the Flyers won't have to deal with Thomas or the Bruins in the meantime, as this will be their first postseason apart since 2009. The memories of Philadelphia's 3-0 rally in 2010 and its much uglier 4-0 sweep-out in 2011 won't hang over these playoffs - as its biggest psychological obstacle left is that 0-6 record this year against New York.

Yet because of the Capitals' upset, the Flyers and Rangers now won't meet until the conference finals, which is just what Philadelphia needed. What's more, the Ottawa Senators still have designs on knocking the Rangers out early too - and if that happens, the Flyers will actually host Game 1 of the second round. It might even come against the Capitals themselves - so hopefully Philadelphia won't live to regret rooting for Washington over Boston.

For now, the Capitals' upset is a gift, as the Flyers can breathe a little easier without the Bruins to get in the way anymore. No matter what, there will be a new Stanley Cup champion in 2012 - and with every upset, Philadelphia's hopes to be that champion are rising a little higher.

Washington Capitals completed an improbable seven game upset

Washington Capitals completed an improbable seven-game upset, The Boston Bruins reign as Stanley Cup champions came to an abrupt halt Wednesday night as the Washington Capitals completed an improbable seven-game upset.

Joel Ward slammed home a rebound at 2:57 of overtime to give Washington a 2-1 victory over Boston on Wednesday night, sending the Capitals to the second round of the playoffs and ending the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins' hopes of a repeat.

Joel Ward pounced on a rebound and buried it past Tim Thomas at 2:57 of overtime to give the visiting Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the B's. It capped an exciting, captivating and unpredictable series in which every game was decided by a single goal, something that had never happened in a seven-game series.

Rookie Braden Holtby stopped 31 shots for Washington in Game 7 — the seventh one-goal game of the series. Matt Hendricks scored the Capitals' other goal.

Tyler Seguin scored, and Tim Thomas made 26 saves for Boston.

Naturally, the winning goal was not without controversy. Although goalie Tim Thomas did not protest it, video replays show that Mike Knuble may have interfered with Thomas before the puck entered the net. It won't generate the same controversy as the 1999 Hull-skate-in-the-crease goal, but don't expect Bruins fans to let this one go anytime soon.

It was the first time in NHL history that a playoff series had seven games determined by one goal. Four of the games went to overtime, and two others were decided with less than two minutes left in regulation.

Either way, the NHL will crown a new Stanley Cup champion this season - again. A team hasn't repeated as Cup champs since the Detroit Red Wings turned the trick in 1998, the longest such streak of any of the four major pro sports in North America. The last four champions were eliminated in the first round, and the last time a team still alive in the post-season captured the Cup was in 2003, when the New Jersey Devils took home hockey's top prize. Of all the teams still standing, only the Devils, Rangers and Flyers have ever won the Cup.

Hendricks scored midway through the first period, and Seguin tied it in the second. It stayed that way through a scoreless third, with Washington killing off a penalty in the final 3 minutes to send the game into overtime.

Patrice Bergeron had a chance to win it in the first minute of the extra period, but he couldn't get off a solid shot from Holtby's right. Two minutes later, the Capitals broke into the Boston zone with former Bruin Mike Knuble leading a 2-on-1.

The Devils and Rangers could both be making off-season plans by the end of Thursday. The Devils visit Florida in Game 7 of their first-round series while the Rangers host Ottawa in the deciding game of their series.

Knuble shot, and Thomas left the rebound out where Ward could reach it with his backhander.

It is been a remarkable first round, so much so that the Bruins-Capitals series wasn't even the most memorable series. That distinction, of course, belongs to the Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins showdown which featured a little bit of everything, save for defence and goaltending - a couple of elements critical to playoff success.

The building fell silent as the Capitals celebrated just their third postseason series win since a run to the Stanley Cup finals in 1998. Some fans littered the ice with debris, but the Bruins waited for the postgame handshake.

Thomas, bringing up the rear, gave Holtby a tap on the shoulder and said, "Great job, kid."

No team has repeated as Stanley Cup champions since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98.

The Capitals earned more than 100 points in the previous three seasons, leading the NHL with 121 in 2010, but had little to show for it once the postseason started. They won just two series over that span and have not made it out of the Eastern Conference semifinals since 1998, when they made it to the Stanley Cup finals but were swept by Detroit.

This year's regular season wasn't as successful.

But the playoffs have a chance to be even better.

Entering the postseason as a No. 7 seed, the Capitals won three times in Boston — they also won Games 2 and 5 — to earn a berth in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Their second-round opponent won't be determined until after Game 7s Thursday night between Ottawa and the New York Rangers, and Florida and New Jersey.

The Bruins needed an unprecedented three Game 7s to win the Cup last year, including the 4-0 victory over Vancouver that gave the Original Six franchise its first title since 1972. Thomas also had a shutout in the Game 7 win over Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference finals.

But that streak ended midway through the first period when Carlson shot from right point and Hendricks tipped it past Thomas' right shoulder to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead.

The Bruins tied it with 5:33 left in the second when Holtby kicked Andrew Ference's shot wide to his left to Johnny Boychuk, whose shot trickled through the goalie's pads and into the crease. Seguin dove for it, with two defenders crashing on top of him, and swiped it into the net to make it 1-1.

Notes: Bruins F Rich Peverley took a two-handed shove from Holtby turned around and swung his stick at the goalie before checking his swing and wisely deciding not to follow through. ... The Bruins played a record three Game 7s en route to the Stanley Cup title last year. ... Boychuk skated off late in the game favoring his right shoulder, but returned and drew a penalty on Jason Chimera with 2:26 left in regulation. ... Thomas had shutouts in each of his previous two Game 7 appearances. ... All 18 of Washington's playoff wins in the last four years have been by a rookie goalie.

Hockey fans, enjoy Thursday's action while you can, for it's hard to believe the best is yet to come in the 2012 playoffs.

mad cow disease? Discovered in California

Mad cow disease?  Discovered in California,  The USDA has confirmed that a new case of mad cow disease has been discovered in dairy cow in central California. There is no reason to panic, though. The meat did not enter the food system and the carcass will be destroyed.

The discovery this week of the fourth US case of mad cow disease was one of two things for food safety experts: a validation of a decade-long focused surveillance regime or a lucky break that highlights

This is the fourth known case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since the first was identified in 2003. Here's a brief rundown of the instances of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) found in the U.S.

They're responsible for other diseases in animals, and the human version of mad cow, called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. All these diseases slowly destroy brain tissue, and are fatal. There's no treatment

The government reported a new case of mad cow disease discovered in California - the first in the US in six years. December 23, 2003: A Holstein in Washington state was diagnosed, but it was later discovered that the animal had been imported from Alberta, Canada. As a result over 12 countries stopped buying American beef, the U.S. lost about half of all its exports of the meat.

The USDA has confirmed that a new case of mad cow disease has been discovered in dairy cow in central California. There is no reason to panic, though.June 24, 2005: The USDA announced that it had confirmed that a cow from Texas had suffered from BSE. It was the first case to actually originate stateside.

After a California dairy cow tested positive for mad cow disease, the USDA has been quick to state that the instance does not represent a hazard to human health.March 15, 2006: An infected cow was identified on a farm in Alabama. It was euthanized by a local vet.

There's no need to put down that burger! Fortunately the latest case will not affect U.S. beef, and the disease is not transmitted through dairy products. [USDA]

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PRESIDENT OBAMA: On July first of this year the interest rate on Stafford student loans, the same loans many of you use to help pay for college, are set to double. That means some hard working students will be paying about a thousand dollars extra just to get their education. So I’ve called on Congress to prevent this from happening. What we’ve said is simple: now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people.



JIMMY FALLON: Oh yeah. You should listen to the President – or, as I like to call him, the Preezy of the United Steezy…Things are heating up inside of Congress’s chambers, behind all those closed doors. So the president made a few discreet calls across the aisle. He said ‘Hey, let’s get together on this one.” With college getting more expensive, is it enough by itself to satisfy all your collegiate needs? Ah, Pell no!

“If Congress doesn’t act it’s the student who pay. The right and left should join on this, like Kim and Kanye,” sings Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Now there’s some in Congress who disagree. They say keeping the interest rate low isn’t the way to help our students. They say we should be doing everything we can to pay down the national debt. Well, so long as it doesn’t include taxing billionaires. But their position is that students just have to make this rate increase work. Frankly I don’t buy it.

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Obama slow jams the news  - information, its funny so, The president slow-jammed the news with Fallon and house band The Roots, taking over Brian Williams's role in the comedic skit. Obama slow jams the news  - information

PRESIDENT OBAMA: On July first of this year the interest rate on Stafford student loans, the same loans many of you use to help pay for college, are set to double. That means some hard working students will be paying about a thousand dollars extra just to get their education. So I’ve called on Congress to prevent this from happening. What we’ve said is simple: now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people.

JIMMY FALLON: Oh yeah. You should listen to the President – or, as I like to call him, the Preezy of the United Steezy…Things are heating up inside of Congress’s chambers, behind all those closed doors. So the president made a few discreet calls across the aisle. He said ‘Hey, let’s get together on this one.” With college getting more expensive, is it enough by itself to satisfy all your collegiate needs? Ah, Pell no!

“If Congress doesn’t act it’s the student who pay. The right and left should join on this, like Kim and Kanye,” sings Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Now there’s some in Congress who disagree. They say keeping the interest rate low isn’t the way to help our students. They say we should be doing everything we can to pay down the national debt. Well, so long as it doesn’t include taxing billionaires. But their position is that students just have to make this rate increase work. Frankly I don’t buy it.

JIMMY FALLON: Mmm-mmm-mmm! The Barackness Monster ain’t buying it. We all know our legislative bodies in the House, tossing and turning late into the night, but still Republicans disagree and could even filibuster. But, if they do, the president said, they’re gonna feel it, buster.

“The GOP is steady saying ‘No, no no!’ They should find something new to do like Tom Tebow,” sings Tariq.

Following a commercial break, The Roots played Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together,” to re-introduce Obama, who sang the song back in January at a fundraiser. Fallon had a hard time hiding his laughs while subsequently interviewing Obama, de Moraes says:

“Fallon, who’s been giddy since Obama walked out on stage, begins to “interview” Obama. And, by “interview” we mean suggesting Obama deliberately fall while getting off Air Force One because it would be really funny, like the time President George W. Bush choked on the pretzel. Obama says he doesn’t find it funny, but Fallon can’t let it go. They speak a few minutes about the handful of Secret Service “knuckleheads” with the hookers in Cartagena, Columbia, and the press scramble to write lead stories about it, while they move on to some sports references, and Fallon says he really likes Obama’s house -- “it’s a rental,” Obama explains, Fallon giggles.”

Fallon joked about the investigation into the actions of Secret Service members while stationed in Columbia, asking Obama if he had been “having the best time hanging out with the Secret Service,” David Nakamura of 44 said:

Obama was a bit more serious in his response.

“The Secret Service, these guys are incredible,” Obama said, according to the White House press pool report on the interview. “They protect me, they protect our girls. A couple of knuckleheads shouldn’t detract from what they do. What they were thinking, I don’t know. That’s why they’re not there anymore.”

The appearance showed that Obama may be cooler than the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, Chris Cillizza of The Fix said, but that may not be important on election day:

At first glance, the coolness gap between the two parties’ nominees would seem to favor President Obama. After all, who would you rather vote for: the coolest guy in school or Alex P. Keaton? (Yes, we are exaggerating. But, you get the point.)

That cursory glance, however, underestimates the political complexity of the “coolness” factor as it relates to President Obama and his bid for a second term this fall. The reality is that Obama’s “coolness” can (and will) be used against him by Republicans who will seek to paint him as all style no substance — someone who talks a good game but doesn’t deliver.

“If voters think on election day that Obama is the cool one, but Romney is the competent one, Obama will lose,” said Mike Murphy, a California-based Republican media consultant. “We are electing a president to get us out of tough economic times, not a prom king.”

Capitals beat Bruins Play NHL-Record 7th

Capitals beat Bruins Play NHL-Record 7th,  information about burin capital. Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals played seven one-goal games in their first-round playoff series. That's an NHL record.

Joel Ward slammed home a rebound at 2:57 of overtime to give Washington a 2-1 victory over Boston in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series Wednesday night, sending the Capitals to Eastern Conference semifinals and ending the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins' hopes of a repeat.

No postseason series had ever had even six one-goal games before.

Rookie Braden Holtby stopped 31 shots for Washington in the seventh one-goal game of the series. Matt Hendricks also scored for the Capitals, who barely made the playoffs this year after finishing atop the Eastern Conference in each of the previous two seasons -- and winning just one postseason series combined.

No postseason series had ever had even six one-goal games before.

"It's a nice sense of accomplishment to be able to get over the hump," Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner said. "It's nice to turn the page, and maybe we're writing a new script."

Washington took the lead in the first period when Matt Hendricks tipped John Carlson's shot past Tim Thomas. The Bruins tied it in the second when Tyler Seguin dove under two defenders to sweep a loose puck from the crease into the net.

Tim Thomas made 26 saves for Boston, which was hoping to become the first team to repeat as Stanley Cup champions since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98. Tyler Seguin scored the Bruins' only goal.

The third period was scoreless, with the Capitals killing a penalty in the final 3 minutes.

It was the first time in NHL history that a playoff series had seven games determined by one goal. Four of the games went to overtime, and two others were decided with less than two minutes left in regulation.

"It was very close," Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara said. "We shouldn't be disappointed in what we did this season. We just came up short."

Hendricks scored midway through the first period, and Seguin tied it in the second. It stayed that way through a scoreless third, with Washington killing off a penalty in the final 3 minutes to send the game into overtime.

Patrice Bergeron had a chance to win it in the first minute of the extra period, but he couldn't get off a solid shot from Holtby's right. Two minutes later, the Capitals broke into the Boston zone with former Bruin Mike Knuble leading a 2-on-1.

Knuble shot, and Thomas left the rebound out where Ward could reach it with his backhander.

"When I saw the puck there, I just took a whack at it," Ward said. "It was a sense of relief, a great accomplishment."

The building fell silent as the Capitals celebrated just their third postseason series win since a run to the Stanley Cup finals in 1998. Some fans littered the ice with debris, but the Bruins waited patiently for the postgame handshake.

Thomas, the reigning Vezina and Conn Smythe Trophy winner, gave Holtby a tap on the shoulder and said, "Great job, kid."

"I'm proud of our team against the defending Stanley Cup champs," said Holtby, a third-stringer making his playoff debut because of injuries to Tomas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth. "I don't get rattled. It's one of the things I learned: To be able to get to this level you have to be like that."

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florida panthers at New Jersey Devils - information, hockey fans have been showering the ice with the plastic rodents throughout the NHL playoffs. "It's a great part of our identity and something our fans truly enjoy," Panthers' coach, Kevin Dineen, told the Sun Sentinel.

No defenseman has won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, which honors the NHL players for sportsmanship and gentlemanly play, since the 1950s.

Campbell was announced Monday as one of three finalists for the award, which is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Campbell is considered a strong candidate to become the first defenseman — and only the third ever — since Red Kelly in 1954 to win. Matt Moulson of the Islanders and Edmonton’s Jordan Eberle are the other finalists.

A rain of rats! Florida Panthers hockey fans have been showering the ice with the plastic rodents throughout the NHL playoffs.

"It's a great part of our identity and something our fans truly enjoy," Panthers' coach, Kevin Dineen, told the Sun Sentinel .

Fans were shelling out $5 at the team's store to buy the rats, but they are for sale no more. The NHL asked the Panthers to stop selling the fake vermin --after a few were tossed onto the ice Saturday night.

The winner will be announced June 20 at the NHL awards show held in Las Vegas.
“It’s obviously a great honor. Not many defensemen get it, and I don’t know why,” Campbell said before the Panthers flew to Newark, N.J., for Game 6 of their best-of-7 playoff series against the Devils.

florida panthers at New Jersey Devils - information The hockey tradition started in 1995 when an actual rat -- not the plastic type -- showed up in the locker room. Scott Mellanby, former Panthers' forward, killed the rodent with a hockey stick. That night, the Panthers won and many chalked it up to what they call the "Rat Trick".

Now, South Florida's hockey team is winning again and the rats are back. But the Panthers coach says his team's fans know the rats should only be thrown after the game, not during it. "I think a lot of devils fans buying them and throw them on the ice to try to get us that two-minute penalty," Dineen told the Sun Sentinel.

On social media sites, fans are debating whether it's a tradition worth keeping, or they are playing the blame game and pointing the finger at visiting fans for throwing the rats during Saturday's game.

The man who inspired the tradition even sent a tweet. "Thx for all the tweets about the rats flying again in FLA. Yes it brings a smile to my face. Have to be remembered for something I guess," read Scott Mellanby's tweet .

Heart Attack Grill Victim Customer Collapses - Information

Heart Attack Grill Victim  Customer Collapses - Information. For the second time in two months, a customer at Las Vegas' Heart Attack Grill collapsed mid-meal and was carted off to a hospital.

A Las Vegas woman in her 40s collapsed at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas while dining on a double bypass burger, smoking cigarettes and drinking a margarita. She was found unconscious at the restaurant.
Two months ago, a customer at the same restaurant suffered a heart attack while eating a triple bypass burger. Incidentally, one year ago, the Heart Attack Grill's 575-pound, 29-year-old spokesman died.
This bout of unfortunate events has had little effect on the restaurant's business, in which people remain drawn to the monstrous burgers. The quadruple bypass burger clocks in around 10,000 calories -- Guinness World Records has crowned the burger the most caloric sandwich on Earth.

The female customer, a Las Vegas resident in her 40s, had been devouring a "double bypass burger," puffing on cigarettes, and sipping a margarita when she collapsed Saturday night, the Grill's owner told ABC News.

The Heart Attack Grill has signs that read "This Establishment is Bad for Your Health." "Unlike cigarettes, I have had warnings labels since Day 1 when we opened in 2005 telling people how bad our food is for you," owner Jon Basso tells the Los Angeles Times," I think that skirts any liability we might have."
The woman is currently in recovery.

The woman is recovering from her medical emergency but -- like the man who collapsed at the same Grill in February -- she likely won't be able to sue for her medical bills.

First, it's not yet clear what caused the lady to collapse at the Heart Attack Grill. (That's different from February's collapse, which was determined to be an actual heart attack.)
Next, there's a lack of scientific evidence that eating an artery-clogging hamburger can trigger an imminent heart attack, ABC News reports. But a greasy diet can add to the risk of a heart attack -- along with smoking and other lifestyle factors.

The local Heart Attack Grill outpost watched another customer go down this weekend from health issues that hit in the middle of their meal, necessitating a trip to the hospital. The trauma follows fast on the thick calves of an incident here

Then there's the legal doctrine of assumption of risk -- when someone freely and knowingly accepts the possibility of injury for taking part in an activity.

At the Heart Attack Grill, signs warn customers that "This Establishment is Bad for Your Health." Customers also arguably know what they're biting into when they order a "double bypass burger," which comes with two half-pound burger patties and bacon (with the option of adding even more bacon).

The Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, Nevada was the site of an actual heart attack in February, and on Saturday a woman collapsed as the result of the second heart attack at the aptly named restaurant.

The Heart Attack Grill's owner says he hopes the woman who collapsed makes a full recovery. "She was eating, drinking, smoking, laughing, dancing, having fun," he told the Los Angeles Times. "But when you treat your body like that day in and day out, eventually your body is going to give out."

mad cow disease in california

Mad cow disease in California, from two of online media we can see mad cow disease in california is the top stories today, since 1000 years ago mad cow disease is any on this world.

The nation's fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease," has been confirmed in a dairy cow in central California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday.

The USDA has confirmed that a case of mad cow disease was found in a California dairy cow. It is the fourth case of mad cow, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), found in U.S. cattle since the first in December 2003. Los Angeles-based Baker Commodities confirmed that the cow was discovered in a Hanford, Calif. transfer station after workers selected the cow for random sampling. The company does not yet know which farm the cow came from.

The carcass was at a Baker Commodities Inc. rendering facility in Hanford, California, according to Executive Vice President Dennis Luckey.
The company renders animal byproducts and had randomly selected the animal for testing last Wednesday, he said.

USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford said Tuesday afternoon that the cow did not enter the human food chain and that all U.S. meat and dairy supplies are safe. Further mitigating the risk to the public, milk does not transmit BSE.

"We are in the business of removing dead animals from dairies in the Central Valley," he told CNN in a telephone interview. "As part of that program, we participate in the BSE surveillance program."
Public health officials said the risk to public was extremely low.

According to the USDA, the animal's carcass is being held under state authority at a California rendering facility and will be destroyed. "It was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time presented a risk to the food supply or human health," Clifford said.

The sample was sent to UC Davis for initial testing, which came back inconclusive. It was then sent to the USDA's laboratory in Ames, Iowa, where it tested positive, the agency said.

The carcass was in quarantine Tuesday night. "We're waiting now for USDA to tell us how to dispose of it," Luckey said.

Luckey would not divulge on which farm the animal was found. He said his company tests 1,000 to 2,000 animals a year, which he described as "a small percentage" of the overall number of animals it renders.
Had it been rendered, it could have been turned into an element of a number of products, including chemicals or feed for poultry or livestock, he said.

But it would not likely have spread the disease, since USDA regulations prohibit high-risk parts of the cow, such as brains and spinal cords, from entering the food chain.

Eating contaminated meat or some other animal products from cattle that have bovine spongiform encephalopathy is thought to be the cause of the fatal brain disease in humans that is called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

The fatal disease was blamed for the deaths of 150 people in Britain, where there was an outbreak in the 1980s and 1990s.

In people, symptoms of the disease include psychiatric and behavioral changes, movement deficits, memory disturbances and cognitive impairments.

BSE can cause infected animals to display nervousness or aggression, difficulty in coordination and standing up, decreased milk production or loss of body weight, according to the agency.
It is usually transmitted between cows through the practice of recycling bovine carcasses for meat and bone meal protein, which is fed to other cattle. In this case, the USDA reports that it was a rare form of BSE not likely carried by contaminated feed.

The USDA said it remains confident in the health of the national herd and the safety of beef and dairy products.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the odds of a person contracting mad cow disease, even after consuming contaminated products, are less than one in 10 billion.

California Department of Public Health Director and Public Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman issued a statement Tuesday saying residents do not need to take any specific precautions.

Unlike most other meat-borne illnesses, such as those caused by E.-coli bacteria, cooking does not kill the infectious agent that causes mad cow disease.

Consumers who wish to exercise extra caution can follow the advice presented by the Web-based consumer advocacy group Consumeraffairs.com, which advises the avoidance of brains, neck bones and beef cheeks, bone marrow and cuts of beef that are sold on the bone. The group also says to choose boneless cuts of meat and ground beef only if it has been ground in the store.

"Evidence shows that our systems and safeguards to prevent BSE are working, as are similar actions taken by countries around the world," said John Clifford, the USDA's chief veterinary officer.

Last year, 29 cases of BSE were reported worldwide, down 99% since the peak of 37,311 cases in 1992. "This is directly attributable to the impact and effectiveness of feed bans as a primary control measure for the disease," he said.

"A case of a single cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy is not a reason for significant concern on the part of consumers, and there is no reason to believe the beef or milk supply is unsafe," said Sarah Klein, food safety attorney for the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

"If the cow were exposed to the typical strain of BSE via animal feed -- and the government says that's not the case here -- that would have represented a significant failure."

But she said the government would have had a difficult time tracking down other cattle that may have been eaten the same feed because the nation lacks an effective animal ID program.

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metta world peace   had dunked and shortly after hit Harden from behind leading to a concussion. After the gameWorld Peace, who had rid himself of a nasty reputation in the past few years, apologized to Harden. ABC analyst Magic Johnson called it "a cheap ...

The length of Metta World Peace's possible discipline isn't a concern, but the length of James Harden's absence is, JA Adande writes. Dime Harden stayed down and play was stopped for several minutes while the referees separated Lakers and Thunder ...

LOS ANGELES -- Lakers forward Metta World Peacehas been ejected for elbowing Oklahoma City's James Harden in the head. World Peace was ejected for a flagrant foul late in the second quarter Sunday. World Peace had just dunked on a fast break and was

Metta World Peace dunked Sunday, then lost his mind. In the first half of what became a thrilling double-overtime victory by the Lakers over the Thunder, World Peace threw a vicious elbow to the head of Oklahoma City's James Harden

Former Indiana Pacers forward Metta World Peace is back in trouble after elbowing James Harden in the head on Sunday afternoon earning an ejection in the process.

The Lakers' Metta World Peace hit James Harden with a vicious elbow during the first half of their game Sunday afternoon. Harden left the game with a possible concussion, and Peace was charged with a flagrant-2 foul and ejected

Ron Artest is done after elbowing James Harden in the head.

Jennifer Love Hewitt - King Kong

Jennifer Love Hewitt - King Kong Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt hopes her grandma doesn’t see the billboards promoting her new TV show “The Client List” – because she’ll disapprove of the images of her busty granddaughter posing in her lingerie.

Jennifer Love Hewitt - King Kong The giant posters, which feature a sultry Hewitt dressed for the bedroom, have become a talking point in recent weeks – and the star can only hope her Texas-based grandma never sees one.

Jennifer Love Hewitt - King Kong Jennifer Love Hewitt had an interesting visit on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’ Jimmy Kimmel asked her about the racy billboards for her new TV show, ‘The Client List.’ They were lamenting the fact that one of the big billboards in LA was taken down, so Jimmy presented her with a blow-up, um, section of the ad.

Jennifer Love Hewitt - King Kong I can’t IMAGINE being in this situation, but Jennifer handled herself well!

Oklahoma City bombing - Impact of bombing was worldwide

Oklahoma City bombing - Impact of bombing was worldwide Every year at 9:02 a.m., 168 seconds of silence are observed in memory of the lives that were lost in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Families of the victims, survivors, and people affected in some fashion or form, gather together on the hallowed ground to mourn, remember, and be grateful for the ability to move forward beyond tragedy.

Oklahoma City bombing, The Memorial is symbolic of many things to different people. It is proof of life to those who survived that day. It is a serene memorial to loved ones lost to others. It also serves as a teacher to future generations who will have no understanding of what went on as time relentlessly passes. The significance each symbol holds is equally important, and this is why we must continue to remember.

Oklahoma City bombing, It’s certainly true that there are self-promoting media muslims out there who will reliably confirm the Islamophobes’ worst biases against our community as a whole. For example, Asra Nomani penned a piece claiming that muslims should welcome NYPD surveillance, which in my opinion borders on obscene. Another example is Zuhdi Jasser, who is a favorite of the Islamophobia industry for validating broad-brush statements about muslims’ violent nature (Jasser is financially linked to the Clarion Fund which produced the unspeakably hate-filled film The Third Jihad). However, there’s a world of difference between people like these and the ordinary muslims who maintain vigilance against extremism in our homes and masjids.
Oklahoma City wasn’t perpetrated by muslims, but neither is it any excuse to relax our vigilance.

DARK SHADOWS: Jonathan Frid - Original Barnabas, Passes Away

Jonathan Frid was never a fan of the fang aspect of Barnabas Collins and, in an interview with ye editor, admitted that he felt foolish doing that part of the show. The thing that did appeal to him, however, was the "lie" that served as the foundation of the character in (then) present day Collinwood. "It was Barnabas' lie, that he was pretending to be something that he wasn't, which motivated me more than any other aspect of the role. That pretense was something the actor playing Barnabas had to remember all the time. He got the lust for blood every once in a while, but always what preyed on his mind was the lie. And of course it played right into my lie as an actor. I was lying that I was calm and comfortable in the studio, just as Barnabas was lying that he was the calm, comfortable cousin from England. He wasn't at all. He was a sick, unbelievable creep that the world didn't know about."

According to Digital Spy, Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, who originated the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows (a role Johnny Depp plays in the new Tim Burton film) has passed away at the age of 87.
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The show’s setting was Maine — pretty different from the sun-beaten suburb of South Florida – but Depp felt such an affinity for the forlorn Barnabas that he borrowed some of his gestures and phrases when he was young. That connection is intriguing considering the amount of time that Depp would later spend inside the skulls of eccentric lost souls. Frid may have been the bright north star that led Depp into a career of spooky mansions and gothic superstardom, which would explain why Depp was giddy when he met Frid for the first time. Barnabas, Depp pointed out, did not disappoint that day. ”As elegant and magical,” Depp remembered, “as I had always imagined.”




Howitt said his uncle had many different lives — his family, friends, and Dark Shadows — and he managed them effortlessly. “When he came home, he was Uncle Jon. He wasn’t Barnabas Collins.” He remembers Frid bringing home bubble gum collectible cards and a Dark Shadows board game at Christmas.

The original show is a still cult classic, with fans attending Dark Shadows conventions and spending hundreds of dollars on memorabilia — like the seasons’ DVDs in a collectible coffin-shaped case.

Frid’s family has history in the city. His father Herbert owned Frid Construction and Frid Street — where The Spectator is located — was named after the family.

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Dick Clark dies: Entertainment icon became hero to stroke victims Chicago Tribune - 2 hours ago Dick Clark might have been one of Hollywood's shrewdest businessmen, but for many Americans, his lesser-known role as a stroke survivor determined to live a normal life likely will be a more lasting legacy. Clarkdied Wednesday at age 82, ... Dick Clark dies: Watch 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' clips here (Video) Washington Post (blog) - 19 hours ago By Sarah Anne Hughes In addition to hosting “American Bandstand,” Clark was best known for his annual “New Year's Rockin' Eve” celebration in Times Square. As the Post's Becky Krystal noted in Clark's obituary, “Mr.Clark had initially pitched the show ... Need to Know News: Television icon Dick Clark dies; Defense Secretary Leon ... CNN (blog) - 3 hours ago For April 19, 2012 – Television icon Dick Clark dies at 82, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says photos of troops with insurgents' bodies violate US values and gas prices continue to retreat... • Television icon Dick Clark dies at 82: "Broadcast icon ... Dick Clark Staff Informed of Mogul's Death at 'Emotional' Office Meeting TMZ.com - 9 hours ago The staff at Dick Clark Productions learned about thedeath of their fearless leader directly from the honchos at the company ... during an "emotional" company meeting hours before the news got out to the public ... TMZ has learned.

Dick Clark Dies -- Staff Informed of Mogul's Death at 'Emotional ...   9 hours ago The staff at Dick Clark Productions learned about the death of their fearless leader directly from the honchos at the company ... during an "emotional"… http://www.tmz.com/ Dick Clark Dead: TV Legend Dies At 82   21 hours ago Dick Clark is dead after suffering a heart attack, according to TMZ. ABC confirmed the report. The 82-year-old longtime TV producer and host had been at St. John's Hospital in L.A. after undergoing an outpatient procedure on Tuesday, ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/ Dick Clark Dies at 82 - TVNewser   Apr 18, 2012 Television legend Dick Clark has died of a heart attack at the age of 82. Clark was a prolific television host, helming game shows such as “Pyramid,” the famous variety show “American Bandstand” and of course “New Year's Rockin' Eve,” ... http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/

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Dick Clark -- famed TV producer and "New Year's Rockin' Eve" host -- died from a massive heart attack this morning ... TMZ has learned.Clark's rep tells…

he was the eternal teen, whose youthful looks and his half century of music and rang in many a rockin' new year's eve. today family and friends are paying tribute to dick clark less than a day after the legendary entertainer died of a heart attack at

So in the wake of Dick Clark's death, Americans of all stripes -- including music icons -- shared memories throughout the night and into Thursday. It wasn't just that Clark first introduced the world to likes of Buddy Holly and James Brown as host of

Broadcast legend Dick Clark, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 82, got his big break in 1956, hosting "Bob Horn's Bandstand" -- a show that would later be renamed "American Bandstand."

And when I remember Dick Clark, that's what I'll think of. "The $10000 Pyramid" was one of the goofiest but most fun programs of its time, and the AMAs are always a good time. After his death, Slate's Virginia Heffman recalls a 2003 piece about a

The Skinny: I think we can all remember the first time our parents let us stay up to watch Dick Clark count down the New Year and the first girl we kissed after he said "Happy New Year." It was a rite of passage. Rest in peace.

Broadcast legend Dick Clark, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 82, got his big break in 1956, hosting "Bob Horn's Bandstand" -- a show that would later be renamed "American Bandstand."