Word: meat
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...scientists like Joseph LeDoux of New York University who uncovered these cerebral pathways. LeDoux's parents owned a meat market. As a boy in Louisiana, he first learned about his future specialty by cutting up cows' brains for sweetbreads. "I found them the most interesting part of the cow's anatomy," he recalls. "They were visually pleasing--lots of folds, convolutions and patterns. The cerebellum was more interesting to look at than steak." The butchers' son became a neuroscientist, and it was he who discovered the short circuit in the brain that lets emotions drive action before the intellect gets...
...other ordered grilled tenderloin of beef with fresh horseradish pepper creme fraiche, warm potato artichoke salad and sauteed greens. Neitz says the tenderloin is one of the most popular items, and true to her recommendation, the meat was tender and succulent...
Pretend that you are an animal and it is feeding time at the zoo. You are starved and start licking your chops at the fresh meat sitting right in front of you. Now imagine that this reward has been snatched away from you and given to most hated rival; let's say, the bears...
Forward ahead one year later and the meat is again staring right at you. So how do you feel...
...watershed's nearly 5,000 sq. mi. of forest produces enough sable, deer and elk to support hunters. And a single tribal hunter must roam a territory as large as 75 sq. mi.--about the size of the Caribbean island of Aruba--to trap enough fur and hunt enough meat to live on. That allowance is calculated to provide wildlife the space and opportunity to reproduce and maintain stable populations. The Bikin Valley has 47 hunters licensed to hunt full time in the territory, which already presses the limits of the available productive forests. Add to that 90 other permitted...