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...Wilson's study provides that account of animal suicide and many others - that of a canvasback duck, a cat, pelicans, scorpions - but intentionally doesn't address the issue of whether these animals or any others are technically capable of ending their own lives. Thomas Joiner, a Florida State University psychologist, does take that stand. His new book, Myths About Suicide, links the suicidal tendencies of living creatures. "Across nature there seems to be the same kind of calculation," says Joiner. "Is my death worth more than my life? Suicides of all kinds involve this calculation, from bacteria and insects...
...days before his fight with Erik Morales, and lost. "It made me weak," says Pacquiao, who is suing Mayweather for sullying his reputation. There is speculation in some boxing gyms that Mayweather knew about Pacquiao's aversion to pre-fight blood testing and used it as a tactic to duck him. But Mayweather insists that he simply wants to reform the sport's drug policies. "I am taking a stand," he says, adding, "I should get to choose who I want to fight." But by allowing the negotiations to collapse, Pacquiao and Mayweather quickly became defined as the boxers...
...look to Tom Kelly to settle the score. Kelly, who is the spokesman for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, is supposed to love both of his children equally. So when I ask him which endeavor is tougher, skiing or snowboarding, I expect a dodge. Surprisingly, he doesn't duck the question. "When you're sitting in a bar and see Shaun White do a double cork, that's a singular move, a singular activity," Kelly says. "But if you look at what Lindsey is putting on the line, doing 80 m.p.h., to keep that going for that long...
...public hearing attended by over 90 Cambridge residents last night, chicken and duck owner Blake R. Brasher appealed a denial by the Cambridge Inspectional Services Department to keep his co-owned birds in his backyard as an “accessory use” of his existing residential property...
...Beijing is internationally synonymous with any one dish, it's surely roast duck. But judging by the city's vast legion of hotpot restaurants, it seems that the locals have an even greater penchant for shuan rou (rinsing meat, as the practice of simmering tidbits in various kinds of broth is locally termed). With February's average high temperature reaching just 4˚C, it's a great time to discover this winter warmer. Here are three good hotpot places...