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Beijing takes dog off the menu for Olympics
BEIJING: Beijing has asked hotels and restaurants in the city to take dog meat off the menu for the duration of next month's Olympics and September's Paralympics.

Dog is eaten not only by the large Korean community in China's capital but is also popular in Yunnan and Guizhou restaurants.

A directive from the Beijing Food Safety Office issued last month ordered Olympic contractor hotels not to provide any dishes made with dog meat and said any canine material used in traditional medicated diets must be clearly labelled.

Concerned that canine dishes might offend animal rights groups and Western visitors, Beijing said restaurants expected to be popular among foreign visitors must stop serving dog meat "to respect the dining customs of different countries".

The directive "advocated" that all restaurants serving dog suspend it during the Olympics but made no mention of the many popular establishments with donkey on the menu.

Criticism from Westerners caused the dog meat-loving South Koreans to ban canine dishes for a period of time during the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
 
 
 
 
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More on NFL Draft round 1

Pick   Team                  Player         POS   HT  WT  College

1 Miami Dolphins         Long, Jake   OT    6'7"  315   Michigan

2 St louis Rams           Long, Chris  DE   6'4"   275    Virginia

3 Atlanta Falcons        Ryan, Matt    QB   6'5"  224     Boston College

4 Oakland Raiders McFadden, Darren RB 6'2"  210    Arkansas

5 Kansas City Chiefs   Dorsey, Glenn DT 6'2" 316  LSU

6 New York Jets          Gholsten, Vernon DE 6'4"   258     Ohio State

7 New Orleans Saints [from 49ers through pats] Ellis, Sedrick  DT  6'1"  305    Southern Cal

8 Jacksonville Jaguars [From Baltimore Ravens] Harvey, Derrick DE 6'5" 252 Florida

9 Cincinnati Bengals  Rivers, Keith  LB 6'3"  235  Southern Cal

10 New England Patriots [from Saints] Mayo, Jerod OLB 6'1" 242 Tennessee

11 Buffalo Bills  McKelvin, Leodis  CB 5'11" 190 Troy

12 Denver Broncos  Clady, Ryan  OT 6'6" 316 Boise State

13 Carolina Panthers Steward, Jona then RB 5'11" 235 Oregon

14 Chicago Bears  Williams, Chris OT 6'6" 315  Vanderbilt

15 Kansas City Chiefs [from Lions] Albert, Branden OG 6'6" 309 Virgina

16 Arizona Cardinals Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique CB 6'2" 182lbs Tennessee state

17 Detriot Lions [From Vikings through Chiefs] Cherilus, Gosder OT 6'7" 315 Boston College 

18 Baltimore Ravens [from Texans] Flacco, Joe QB 6'7" 236 Delaware

19 Carolina Panthers [from Eagles] Otah, Jeff OT 6'6" 340 Pittsburgh

20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers  Talib, Agib CB 6'1" 202 Kansas

21 Atlanta Falcons [from Redskins] Baker, Sam OT 6'5" 312 Southern Cal

22 Dallas Cowboys [from browns] Jones, Felix RB 6'0" 200 Arkanas

23 Pittsburgh Steelers  Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5'11" 210 Illinois

24 Tennessee Titans Johnson, Chris RB 5'11" 197 East Carolina

25 Dallas Cowboys [From Seahawks] Jenkins, Mike CB 6'0" 200 South Florida

26 Houston Texans [from Jaguars through Ravens] Brown, Daune TE 6'4" 315 Virginia Tech

27 San Diego Chargers Cason, Antoine CB 6'0" 190 Arizona 

28 Seattle Seahawks [from Dallas Cowboys] Jackson, Lawrence DE 6'5" 268 Southern Cal

29 San Fransisco 49ers [From Colts] Balmer, Kentwan DE 6'5" 298 North Carloina

30 New York Jets [From Packers] Keller, Dustin TE 6'3" 242 Purdue

31 New York Giants Phillips, Kenny FS 6'2" 208 Miami

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NFL Draft round 1

Pick   Team                  Player         POS   HT  WT  College

1 Miami Dolphins         Long, Jake   OT    6'7"  315   Michigan

2 St louis Rams

3 Atlanta Falcons

4 Oakland Raiders

5 Kansas City Chiefs

6 New York Jets

7 New England Patriots [from 49ers]

8 Baltimore Ravens

9 Cincinati Bengals

10 New Orleans Saints

11 Buffalo Bills

12 Denver Broncos

13 Carolina Pantehers

14 Chicago Bears

15 Detriot Lions

16 Arizona Cardinals

17 Kansas City Chiefs [From Vikings]

18 Houston Texans

19 Philadelphia Eagles

20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

21 Washington Redskins

22 Dallas Cowboys [from browns]

23 Pittsburgh Steelers

24 Tennessee Titans

25 Seattle Seahawks

26 Jacksonville Jaquers

27 San Diego Chargers

28 Dallas Cowboys

29 San Fransisco 49ers [From Colts]

30 Green Bay Packers

31 New York Giants

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Trivia Question #5

Who is the only player to earn Super Bowl rings with three different teams?

  • Mike Lodish
  • Charles Haley
  • Matt Millen
  • Deion Sanders
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Trivia Question #4

Who is the only player to play in Super Bowls in three different decades?

  • George Blanda
  • Preston pearson
  • Alan Page
  • Gene Upshaw
 
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