Word: codding
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...ignorance working against them too. They referred to the local Inuit as skraelings (loosely, wretches) while ignoring the fact that those wretches nimbly harvested calorie-rich seals and whales using their technologically sophisticated kayaks. And amazingly, although the fjords and lakes of Greenland are crammed with scrumptious haddock, cod, trout and char, it never occurred to the Norse to go fishing, even as they starved and froze to death. They apparently considered fish taboo and beneath their dignity...
...summer of 1847, a panicked mother in a small village in Barnstable, Mass., on Cape Cod, reported her 10-week-old son missing. The townsfolk fanned out to search for him. Within hours, his body was found floating in the harbor. Because no strangers were visiting that day, the villagers knew the killer was one of them. At the funeral the next day, each resident was asked to approach the tiny open coffin, lay hands on the body and declare his or her innocence, a scene described by Evan J. Albright in his book Cape Cod Confidential. The villagers were...
...recommends no more than 3 g of the fatty acids a day, and only 2 g should come from supplements. The problem is that the same contaminants that pollute fish-- PCBs, dioxin and mercury, among them--can show up in fish oils too. One study of British cod-liver- oil capsules found that they contained flame retardant...
...that end, Energy Strategist Mary H. Smith says the University may purchase a long-term commitment in a New England renewable energy source such as Cape Wind, a project to build a wind farm in Nantucket Sound. (The proposal is facing fierce opposition from many Cape Cod residents, who fear the offshore turbines would harm their ocean view...
...Some species may actually benefit from global warming. Cod and arctic char, both commercially important fish, could expand their range. Some crops, including barley and alfalfa, could be grown in areas that are too cold today...