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After five years of futile efforts to find or confirm sightings of any Caribbean monk seals — even just one — the U.S. government on Friday announced that the species is officially extinct and the only seal to vanish due to human causes.

Prime beef is the highest-quality, tenderest, most richly marbled meat from a small percentage of cattle. Ultimately, about 2 percent of American beef makes the cut and is stamped USDA Prime. Most prime meat goes to high-end restaurants. Only a few retail sources, mostly in major cities - Philadelphia included - and online/mail-order sources sell prime beef to the public. Many butchers will custom-order it. Prime beef and branded products of near-prime quality are available at Wegmans and Whole Foods markets. Branded beef is typically at the high end of its designated grade level. Unless labeled prime, that's Choice or,...

OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Marion County school officials say they seized a 4-1/2 inch steak knife from a 10-year-old student. She was using the knife to cut her steak. She is facing a felony charge of bringing a weapon to school. School employees at Sunrise Elementary School told Marion County sheriff's deputies the girl was eating lunch and using the knife to cut her steak when she was spotted by two school officials. They took the knife away from her. The sheriff's office says the student told deputies she brought the knife to school so she could use it for...

PARIS (AFP) - A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of beef causes more greenhouse-gas and other pollution than driving for three hours while leaving all the lights on back home, according to a Japanese study. A team led by Akifumi Ogino of the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science in Tsukuba, calculated the environmental cost of raising cattle through conventional farming, slaughtering the animal and distributing the meat, New Scientist reports in next Saturday's issue. Producing a kilo (2.2 pounds) of beef causes the equivalent of 36.4 kilos (80.08 pounds) in carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal greenhouse gas, Ogino found. Most...

Welcome to the thread. Have a steak!

Hey, Sean...say "Persimmons"!

Most likely talking about Bush's speech

The Sean Hannity Show Special edition!

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2006 – For the past two and a half years, veterans of wars past have been helping heal the latest generation of wounded troops every Friday in a basement steakhouse here. Members of Disabled American Veterans help a wounded servicemember before the final Friday night dinner for wounded troops at Fran O'Brien's steakhouse in downtown Washington, D.C. Groups like DAV and Helping Our Heroes Foundation bring dozens of wounded troops out to the Friday dinners, which now will be held at various locations in the nation's capital, beginning May 5. Photo by Paul X. Rutz  (Click photo...

WASHINGTON -- Americans have heard much about coffins returning from Iraq without media coverage; they've heard about military funerals unattended by the commander in chief; they've also heard endlessly about a certain military mother who lost a son in Iraq. What they don't hear much about are the quiet events and private meetings that often take place in the Oval Office between President George W. Bush and military families. Or the Friday-night steak dinners local restaurateurs throw for wounded vets from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. -snip- The man in business...

Welcome to the three day holiday thread of the Freeper Kitchen! You know what that means! MEAT!! (pictures required) But, any picnic or barbecue fare will do. If it is meat or something that makes a good side dish to meat, you will want to put it here. Have a Good and Safe Weekend!

Published: Jul 13, 2005Modified: Jul 13, 2005 5:27 AM Beef cuts renamed 'steak'Stores, restaurants put premium names on inexpensive cuts to entice buyers Butcher Ruben Pineda cuts slices of beef from a sirloin tip knuckle for the display case at Cliff's Meat Market in Carrboro. Meat prices at the shop have increased between 50 cents and $2 a pound over the past two years. Staff Photo by Harry Lynch By VICKI LEE PARKER, Staff Writer Is a steak by any name other than T-bone, ribeye or N.Y. Strip still a steak? Many beef sellers say yes. A stroll down...

R.I. Police Say Man Solicited Sex From an Undercover Officer by Offering Her a Steak -------- WOONSOCKET, R.I. Apr 29, 2005 — He didn't have any money. But police say that didn't stop Wayne Glaude, 22, from soliciting sex from an undercover officer Thursday night. Instead, police said, he offered steak. Glaude, who works at a meat company, tried to strike a deal with the undercover officer, according to Detective Capt. Luke Gallant. "He didn't have any money, and had a couple of nice T-bones sitting at home," Gallant said. Glaude, of Woonsocket, was arrested and pleaded innocent Friday in...

He didn't have any money. But Woonsocket police say that didn't stop Wayne Glaude from soliciting sex from an undercover officer last night. Instead, they say, he offered some nice T-bone steaks. Detective Captain Luke Gallant says Glaude told the officer he'd give her the steaks right away, and would give her some money the next day. Glaude was arrested, and pleaded not guilty today to a count of soliciting from a motor vehicle. The 22-year-old, who works at a meat company, was released on personal recognizance. Gallant says it's the first time he's heard of someone offering steak for...

Master chef Julian Serrano usually only prepares food for the rich and famous and was unaware he was cooking a dog's dinner. 'Talk about an insult - Julian is one of the top chefs in the US,' said a colleague. 'The idea of him having to cook for a chihuahua is ridiculous. Just as well no one told him where his dish was destined. It was a total insult to his talent.'

If that stupid little hoe can't find other ways to get money off that farm, then SHE'S stupid :) Don't diss on PETA just because they're right, ok? ok. I'm a student at UCLA and a PETA member!

<p>The steer that fled a Detroit slaughterhouse two weeks ago, making a traffic-stopping dash across some of the busiest streets in the city, will permanently escape the knife.</p> <p>After tense negotiations, the owner of a Detroit slaughterhouse and representatives of a sanctuary farm reached an agreement Monday that will spare the steer from becoming steak, participants said.</p>

Elizabethtown police were called to a location near railroad tracks behind a steakhouse Tuesday morning where human remains were found. Officer Terry Cox said the remains were in a wooded area off U.S. 62. He added that the gender of the body could not be determined. The remains have been taken to State Medical Examiner's Office in Louisville. No other information is available.

    The 72oz. Steak There's no bigger steak-eating challenge anywhere! The famous 72 oz. steak is a legend across the US and around the world; so if you can't travel to Amarillo to try it on for size, you now can have one shipped right to your front door! View the latest 72oz. Champs! Big Texan Steak Ranch 72oz. Steak Facts and Stats Nearly 4800 people have succeeded in eating the 72oz. steak (since 1960). Almost 30,000 people have attempted to consume the free 72oz. steak (since 1960). Approximately two women each year successfully eat the steak of the...

Some recalled steak has made a journey from a Chicago slaughterhouse to home freezers. So far, 16 people in 12 states have been infected with E-coli bacteria from beef produced by Chicago-based Stampede Meat Incorporated. Health officials say the bacteria can cause diarrhea and abdominal cramps. They add if you have any doubts that the beef in your freezer could be the stuff Stampede has recalled, either take it back to where you purchased it or find a nearby trash can. The beef in question was distributed between March 17 and the 22.

<p>AMARILLO, Texas—If you've never seen a young woman in a staring contest with a 4 1/2-pound slab of red meat, it's a thing to behold.</p> <p>Her nostrils flare. Her eyebrows twitch. She blinks. She exhales lightly through pursed lips. Then she picks up her serrated knife to begin sawing at her butterflied top sirloin, all 5,200-odd calories of it, cooked medium and sprawled on her dish like a catcher's mitt on home plate. For its part, the steak is impassive.</p>

QUESTION: What if I REALLY have trouble with all of the "thee's" and "thou's" in the Bible? ANSWER: So what? Read it anyway.

Ruth Fertel, the woman credited with the meteoric rise of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, has passed away. She succumbed to lung cancer this morning. Fertel mortgaged her home back in 1965 and bought the small Mid-City New Orleans steakhouse. Within 12 years, she built it into a nationally recognized chain in the highly competitive steakhouse business. Among her accolades was the 1995 Horatio Alger award honoring businesspeople that have built their companies into models of success. Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet.

   ~Fox Valley Get-Together~Okay Wisconsin FReepers! We're rapidly approaching the deadline for reservations! I have to have the numbers in to the restaurant soon. My deadline therefore is APRIL 1st. I need to hear from you by then. Are you able to show? I will need the number in your party, plus all screen names and first names of each person attending, for the name tags. If you have nametags from a previous FReeper function, wear them (and tell me so I don't have duplicates made). If you cannot attend, please let me know also; saves me FReepmailing and PINGing, trying...

Okay Wisconsin FReepers! I have FINALLY gotten around to gearing up for the ~Fox Valley Get-Together~! The date is April 13th, which is a SATURDAY. The bar will be open at 5PM; Dinner will take place at 7PM. The venue will be the Prime Quarter Steakhouse in Appleton. Dress is casual; cost, determined on a banquet basis (including one non-alcoholic beverage and gratuity) is $16.85 per person for adults. That's if we get 30 people or more. Otherwise it's $14.95 just for the meal, beverage and gratuity not included. They have a well-stocked bar on the premises. That's extra. What...