Sunday, January 23, 2011

[Peckers_Pics] Model Wars, PICS; Jan 24, 2011 - "We Support Keith Olbermann"



Model Wars, PICS; Jan 24, 2011
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Wild? Farmed? What Fish Should We Eat?
 
Mark Hyman, MD. / Jan 22, 2011 / Huffington Post
 
If I am confused about what fish to eat and have spent my life studying nutrition and environmental science, then I imagine most people are confused. I am left with so many questions and had almost given up trying to figure it out. Until I met Tim O'Shea, the founder of Clean Fish, Inc, a company, aspiration and a movement that brings together artisanal fishermen and fish farmers and champions them in the marketplace under transparent, traceable brands.

Tim and I took a walk through the hills of San Francisco, past the homes of senators, down through the old army base, the Presidio, where sculptured trails wind through the woods, through the center of George Lucas' Star Wars headquarters, and down to the Palace of Fine Arts, the home of 1915 Panama Pacific Exhibition which displayed the world's wonders of modern (as of 1915) technology, agriculture and food products. In a few hours we traversed the worlds of government, wilderness, imagination and the celebration of progress and technology. A perfect backdrop for figuring out just what fish to eat in 2011 so we don't destroy the world's oceans or poison ourselves with all the progress we have made.

Should I eat farmed fish or wild fish? Is farmed fish or wild fish better for the health of my body and the planet? Which wild fish are endangered? Which fish have too many toxins and will give me mercury poisoning or too many PCB's? Which are caught in ways that destroy the oceans by scooping up and killing 10 pounds of extra seafood for every one pound of fish that is kept for sale?

Are all farmed fish the same? Do farmed fish have too many PCB's, hormones and antibiotics? Or worse, by eating genetically engineered "Frankenfish" that could escape through torn nets and interbreed with the wild fish stocks, are we doing more harm than good to our bodies and the earth? Is there a difference between industrial fish farming factories or "feedlot fish" and sustainable, artisanal fish farming practices? Should all farmed fish be raised in above ground aquaculture pens to preserve the oceans in their pristine state (oops, too late for that)? Are monoculture fish farms using sustainable practices enough, or just another form of monoculture crop that doesn't leverage biodiversity to restore healthy biodiverse living systems? Should we only be eating fish raised in fish farms that use restorative and regenerative practices, which build up the biodiversity of the oceans and restore livings systems, rather than just "sustain" what is currently a very fragile ocean ecosystem?

And what do farmed fish eat? Are we raping the oceans of small fish and ocean critters at the bottom of the food chain to feed the farmed fish? Or are we feeding farmed fish corn pellets and canola oil because the fish pellets are too expensive, leaving us with the equivalent of corn fed fish high in the inflammatory omega-6 fats? How will we get the omega-3 fats our bodies need to function (and which over 90 percent of us are deficient in) if we don't eat wild fish or farmed fish fed wild fish pellets?

What is the fish farming equivalent of Michael Pollan's grass farmer? Is there a way to create bio-diverse aquatic ecosystems that generates the food (like funky little worms and algae) for the fish to eat so we don't have to drag the oceans for little fish or grow corn for fish food? Grass farmers create healthy byproducts such as lamb, chicken and beef from cultivating grass and soil. What's the equivalent of grass farming for the oceans so we can eat clean, fresh fish and go to sleep at night with full bellies and a clear conscience? Can we change fishing practices to sustainably harvest wild fish by changing the equipment fishermen use so they don't kill 10 pounds of seafood caught in the nets as byproducts for every pound of fish we eat? Can we prevent genetic intermingling of wild and farmed stocks by farming only genetically bio-identical, local species of fish that belong in the local ecosystem?

It's enough to make the fish lover throw up their hands and say, "I'll have the double cheeseburger with fries." Eating fish seems impossible if you are interested in staying healthy by getting enough omega-3 fats while avoiding mercury poisoning and destroying the oceans. And of course there is the industrial agriculture, and feedlot fish producer's argument that we cannot feed the world's exploding population without large scale, monoculture crops supported by petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides, and hormones and antibiotics. Food, Inc. also includes Fish, Inc. Beware.

By the end of our walk through the hills of San Francisco I was left hopeful that we could achieve, as Tim said, a triple bottom line, optimizing natural, human and financial capital. False dichotomy that something is either good for the environment or good for business is no longer relevant as the science and creativity for creating sustainable, regenerative systems that support local economics, global markets, planetary and individual health have evolved.

Clean Fish is committed to finding, sourcing and distributing the world's best wild seasonal and farmed fish including Loch Duart Scottish Salmon, Laughing Bird Caribbean White Shrimp, and Peruvian Blue Tilapia. The founders are also committed to funding and creating new methods of feeding farmed fish creating the equivalent of "grass farms" in the ocean and transforming fishing practices by innovative changes in equipment and fish feed. Nurturing, scaling and re-inventing restorative and regenerative fish practices that provide a delicious, quality, low toxin fish sources may take a decade to flourish if we drive the demand and support the vision. If not, we may not have fish to eat and the last wild thing in our diet will have become extinct, with us possibly not too far behind.

Doing a little homework and changing our choices can help us support our health and the planet. In fact, the most powerful tool to change your health, the environment, and shift global markets is your fork. You vote with it three times a day and the choices you make control the behavior of biological and institutional corporate bodies.

Here are a few things you can do to help yourself and the oceans:

1. When possible, eat fish either farmed or caught with sustainable, restorative, regenerative practices. Check out cleanfish. com to find out which brands and companies to choose from.

2. Stay away from toxic or endangered fish. Use the Natural Resources Defense Council's wallet card when choosing fish.

3. Eat from the lowest mercury fish group and avoid the rest, except for a treat a few times a year if you must. Also, their warning about farmed salmon is only relevant to "feedlot fish" -- not sustainably raised salmon such as Loch Duart Scottish Salmon.

4. Omega-3 fats are essential for the functioning of every cell in your body and 90 percent of us do not consume enough of them. Read more about the health benefits of omega-3s.

5. Consider home testing to see if you are omega-3 fat deficient. You will see if you need an oil change.

6. If you are omega-3 fat deficient, take purified fish oil, at least 1,000-2,000 mg of EPA/DHA a day.

7. Watch me on "The Doctor Oz Show" on January 26, 2011 to learn more about omega-3 fats, home testing and what fish oil supplements to take.
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And Now, Model Wars!

This group is called "Peckers Pics."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit?"  Warning: This may stoke you!
 
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Rodrigo Guirao Diaz
Argentinian Actor
 
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Tarik Kaljanac
2010 - Mr Universe, From Bosnia, Model
 
You Decide!
Joe Miller - Red Meat: Vanity Fair's Official 2010 - 11 Republican Beefcake Calendar
 
March: Joe Miller, Alaska senatorial hopeful (lost).
Hometown: Osborne, Kansas.
Star sign: Taurus.
Marital status: Married!
Turn-ons: The Tea Party Express; Alaska; U.S. politics.
Turn-offs: Quid pro quo endorsements.
 
In December 2008, a widely disseminated photograph of President-Elect Barack Obama emerging from the Hawaii surf in a bathing suit aroused convulsions of enthusiasm across the land. Even the New York Post joined in, catcalling, ¡°Fit for Office ¡­ Buff Bam Is Hawaii Hunk!¡± But a mere two years later--two economically desolate, war-torn, jobless years later--the national sentiment toward Obama has wilted, with open-mouthed adoration giving way to libido-crushing frustration. Far, far sexier than the president and his drooping poll numbers are the crusading challengers of the Republican Party, whose tea-swilling followers are fogging up the windows of the 2010 midterm elections. If Obama's a shipwreck, the 13 bare-chested men of Red Meat: Vanity Fair's Official 2010 - 11 Republican Beefcake Calendar are total dreamboats. Ahoy!
Stoked?
Todd Palin - Red Meat: Vanity Fair's Official 2010 - 11 Republican Beefcake Calendar
 
December: Todd Palin, former First Gentleman of Alaska.
Hometown: Dillingham, Alaska.
Star sign: Virgo.
Marital status: Hitched!
Turn-ons: Competitive snowmobiling; amateur snowmobiling; just-for-fun snowmobiling; practice snowmobiling; fishing.
Turn-offs: Shaving.
Report details warning for fired Mich. asst. AG
AP / Washington Post / Jan 23, 2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A former assistant state attorney general who was fired after being accused of harassing the gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan was previously warned about using state resources for anti-gay attacks on politicians, according to details of a report published Sunday.

A report compiled by the attorney general's office said Andrew Shirvell was warned last February after sending an e-mail to a former state representative and others that included a gay slur, said AnnArbor. com, citing the report that it obtained.

The warning came two months before Shirvell started a blog that criticized student assembly president, Chris Armstrong, as a racist with a "radical homosexual agenda." The e-mail was listed among the eight reasons for Shirvell's firing.

A message seeking comment was left Sunday with Shirvell's attorney, who has said the actions were constitutionally protected as free speech. A spokesman for the attorney general's office said Sunday he didn't have a copy of the report with him, but one could be available as early as Monday.

National criticism erupted over the blog last fall. The attorney general's office drew more than 22,000 e-mails, 150 letters and 940 phone calls, most advocating for Shirvell to be fired, documents show. He was fired in November.

Then- Attorney General Mike Cox said at the time that the firing came after a state investigation revealed that Shirvell "repeatedly violated office policies, engaged in borderline stalking behavior and inappropriately used state resources."

Shirvell, a 2002 University of Michigan graduate and one of about 250 lawyers in the attorney general's office, handled cases in which convictions are appealed in federal court, writing defenses for the state. It was not a management or supervisory position.

After Shirvell was fired, Armstrong and his lawyer Deborah Gordon petitioned the state Attorney Grievance Commission to have Shirvell disbarred. That process is still ongoing. Gordon said Armstrong has not ruled out further legal action against Shirvell.

The investigation found that Shirvell harassed Armstrong's friends as they were socializing in Ann Arbor and made numerous calls to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office while Armstrong was working there as an intern.

The investigation revealed that while at work during normal business hours, Shirvell called Pelosi's office and posted attacks on Armstrong on the Internet.

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