Now here’s a source of protein I can really stand behind. Canned Unicorn Meat offers up your daily source of protein, along with a healthy dose of giggles and sunshine. Each part of the unicorn is used to create this beautiful block of preserved meat, including crunchy bits of magical horn bits. I even feel all fancy eating it since it’s imported straight from County Meath, Ireland. Head over to the source link to get a great “Savory Unicorn & Heirloom Tomato Bruchetta” recipe which I highly recommend.

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After weeks of contentious debate, Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a bill today that would have tied teacher pay to student performance.

He made the announcement at a press conference at noon.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, was vocally opposed by teachers unions, who argued the legislation would have taken control away from local school districts. Supporters of the bill said it was a way to provide higher pay for good teachers.

“It goes without saying that I am disappointed this legislation has been vetoed by Gov. Crist,” Thrasher said in a statement released today by his office, “and I continue to think that one day it will be fully implemented in our state.”

The veto puts Crist, who is running for U.S. Senate, in an interesting political situation. The bill, SB 6, was largely supported by Republicans, including Crist’s primary opponent, former Speaker of the House Marco Rubio.

As Rubio begins to pull away from Crist in the polls, the veto has only fueled speculation that Crist will run for Senate as an independent. A Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday shows Crist leading in a three-way race with Rubio and Democrat Kendrick Meek.

Two-thirds of American adults are overweight—more of them women than men—yet fewer than one-quarter are dieting. In 2004, the Centers for Disease Control found that women eat over 300 more calories a day than they did in 1971. Fewer than one-third of Americans get regular exercise.

Most Americans are fat and happy. Of course everyone would love to cut their cancer risk by one-third—unless it means skipping that extra scoop of ice cream, or jogging three times a week. Reducing cancer risk isn’t that important. Until you get it.

As Associated Press reporter Maria Cheng noted, there is a reluctance on the part of many doctors to make too much of this study: “Any discussion of weight and breast cancer is considered sensitive because some may misconstrue that as the medical establishment blaming women for their disease.”

No one should be “blamed” for getting a disease, but nor is it a good idea to simply ignore the person’s lifestyle choices that greatly increase their chances of getting that disease. If a person chooses an unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise, etc.), doctors should not be shy about warning them the risks they are assuming.
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