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...representative of the U.S. meat and poultry industry, I was both dismayed and insulted by Ayres' doomsday article. Modern agriculture and meat production are among the miraculous accomplishments of the 20th century. Today our livestock and poultry convert feed into nutrient-dense protein with phenomenal and increasing efficiency. Cattle graze on rugged, mountainous lands that can be used for little else. The agriculture and meat industries should be commended for embracing--not avoiding--the science and technology that have enabled Americans to have the most nutritious and wholesome food supply found anywhere. J. PATRICK BOYLE, PRESIDENT AND CEO American Meat...
...largest turkey Moreau remembers selling was a 37-pound turkey, which he estimates would feed 18 people. The smallest turkeys he sells are in the eight-pound range...
...spreads the blame around. "You have to look at it in the context of our culture. We are all obsessed with acquiring things, and we can't expect our children to rise above our culture." She adds, "Children will always grab onto fads, but parents are helping to feed this artificial economy." Parents often feel the only thing they can do is buy what their children crave. Says Pratola: "I remind them there are kids who don't have any Pokemon and are just fine...
This competition marathon is undeniably good practice for life after Harvard. Graduates will have developed a keen eye for looking over their shoulders and constitutions that feed on the endless challenge of more and more work. After all, getting ahead is what matters. Who needs something as unproductive as a languid autumn afternoon...
...work in tandem anyway," Nowinski says. "We're a symbiotic relationship. We feed off each other...