Timothy Bradley trained for his successful challenge of Manny Pacquiao on a strict vegetarian diet.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Demand For Rat Meat in Thailand is Exceeding Supply of Rodents | Outdoor Life
Demand For Rat Meat in Thailand is Exceeding Supply of Rodents | Outdoor Life
Thailand is in the midst of a huge rat problem -- and it’s probably not what you think.
The problem is that there aren’t enough rodents to satisfy the country’s growing appetite for rat meat.
This shortage has driven the price of the delicacy to over $3 a pound; a price higher than that of chicken or pork.
Rat meat is prepared several ways but is most often barbequed or cooked in oil.
The rats come from both the city, where hunters chase them down and clock them with sticks, and from the country where they are trapped in agricultural fields.
If you want to learn more about trapping, killing, and eating rats
Watch the video by BBC's Tom Santorelli.
Demand For Rat Meat in Thailand is Exceeding Supply of Rodents - 11
Thailand is in the midst of a huge rat problem -- and it’s probably not what you think.
The problem is that there aren’t enough rodents to satisfy the country’s growing appetite for rat meat.
This shortage has driven the price of the delicacy to over $3 a pound; a price higher than that of chicken or pork.
Rat meat is prepared several ways but is most often barbequed or cooked in oil.
The rats come from both the city, where hunters chase them down and clock them with sticks, and from the country where they are trapped in agricultural fields.
If you want to learn more about trapping, killing, and eating rats
Watch the video by BBC's Tom Santorelli.
Monday, June 4, 2012
What's the Best Way to Break Society's Bad Habits?
What's the Best Way to Break Society's Bad Habits? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has pressed forward with his battle against obesity with a plan to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts. But is it the government’s role to change people’s behavior and make them live healthier lives? And if so, what’s the most effective way to do it?
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has pressed forward with his battle against obesity with a plan to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts. But is it the government’s role to change people’s behavior and make them live healthier lives? And if so, what’s the most effective way to do it?
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