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Animal slaughter during Vietnam festival draws netizens’ ire Gory images of pigs being slaughtered at a festival held recently in the northern province of Bac Ninh have drawn strong protests from netizens after they were posted online, a Tuoi Tre newspaper report said on February 4. www.thanhniennews.com
Community Calendar: Activities for all ages in the Treasure Valley BASEBALL/SOFTBALL Caldwell GALS: Signups for girls summer sof www.idahostatesman.com
UPDATED With Top 300 Charts: January 2012 Comic Book Sales Updated Feb. 6th with the Top 300 Comic Book and Graphic Novel Sales chart (below) with sales indexes. news.yahoo.com
Madison eats agenda: A Divine Evening, Vegantines, Beer and Chocolate, Chocolate Buffet This coming week, in events that get to your heart through your stomach. www.thedailypage.com
Cochranton Carl says winter will be done soon So here’s the deal. Some groundhogs — animals christened Marmota monax by the Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1758 and also known colloquially as woodchucks, whistle-pigs and land-beavers — are remarkably high maintenance. meadvilletribune.com
In Miami, Gingrich calls for ‘Cuban spring,’ renews criticism of Romney on jobs MIAMI — Newt Gingrich visited the heart of Miami’s Cuban-American community this morning and said that as president he’d like to create a “Cuban spring that is even more exciting than the Arab spring” on the communist island. Gingrich has faced harsh criticism from many conservatives this week for accusing GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney of [...] www.postonpolitics.com
Culinary trend has customers wondering what's in their meat A growing trend among restaurants, food producers and butchers has some consumers scratching their heads and wondering "what's in the beef?" www.keprtv.com
Vietnamese-Americans’ new year dawns with tradition-filled delight More than 500 people from Western New York’s Vietnamese- American community danced the night away and wished one another “Chuc Mung Nam Moi”—Happy New Year — as Tet, the lunar new year, dawned today. www.buffalonews.com
Medical school seeks boost in study participation The Yale School of Medicine is launching a campaign today to attract more clinical research volunteers. The Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI), created in January 2006 specifically for the purpose of supporting research and training across Yale’s medical campus, is formally beginning a “community-based research and engagement program” to increase the number of volunteers for clinical ... www.yaledailynews.com
Does fast food deserve its poor reputation? Alex James sparked outrage last week when he wrote in praise of fast-food giants in the Sun. Tim Hayward and Jay Rayner debate our relationship with fast food sg.news.yahoo.com
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