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Last year, Patrick’s entry was 785 pounds, and he had one pumpkin that weighed in at 1,020 pounds. This year’s is one pound heavier, setting a new record for Patrick.

This morning… early… he and his pumpkin, affectionately named “Sweetie Pie,” made their way to Altoona for for the PA Giant Pumpkin Growers Assn. weigh-off… driving carefully so as not to crack the showpiece, which would mean elimination.

Seared foie gras ($29), whether a nod to classic fine dining or playing to the well-heeled neighborhood, feels almost obligatory in this context. But Gauthier handles it with skill, in a summery context with port reduction and sweet strawberries; or paired with pumpkin, huckleberries and a spicy mole as the weather grows cold.

But if managed well, cottonseed meal and cotton residue can help cattle farmers put the full product of a cotton harvest to use profitably. Cottonseed hulls have about 17 percent less protein than soybean hulls, but soybeans hulls cost about 25 percent more.

While the restaurant aims to serve as a neighborhood bistro, the service is worthy of a high-end restaurant — staff works smoothly as a team, paying full attention to fill half-full water glasses and fold napkins left from guests temporarily away from the table. They all seem like they truly care.

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Drinks are Red Bull and Diet Coke. Workout gear is a set of 25lb dumbbells. Em even requests "sandwich stuff" for his crew. His one preference? Large fresh jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce and plenty of lemons.

Cancer is an illness where abnormal cells uncontrollably divide and destroy healthy body tissues leading to the development of tumours. Since there is no cure for cancer, prevention is one of the ways to deal with it and taking watermelon seeds is one of the ways. Watermelon seeds contain an essential cancer-fighting antioxidant called lycopene. An antioxidant is a chemical that neutralises free radicals. Free radicals are chemical substances that can attack and cause harm to cells. They damage cell components such as proteins, DNA and cell membranes. Damage to the DNA is associated with the development of cancer. By consuming watermelon seeds, you increase the amount of lycopene in your body and reduce the risk of developing cancer. Lycopene has been proven to protect human beings against lung cancer, breast, prostate and endometrial cancers.

“It’s many things,” he said. “It’s seeing something the size of your thumbnail grow into a 2,000-pound fruit. It’s the challenge.It’s the joy of accomplishment. And more than anything, it’s the people.”