Acceptable Risk vs. Phantom Fear (Accuracy In Media) Acceptable risk is the measure of what man will chance in the pursuit of his material and spiritual wants and needs in so far as it threatens his life, health and general welfare. [News Source]

Scotland To U.S.: Please Accept Our Offal Exports (NBC 5 Chicago) It truly takes guts to seal this deal: Scotland wants the United States to lift its ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the country's sheep-stomach-based national dish. [News Source]

Japanese sushi lovers shrug off warnings (MSNBC) Recent reports about high mercury levels in tuna served at ubiquitous sushi restaurants in New York have been met with a collective yawn in Japan, the world's undisputed sushi capital. [News Source]

p0697 BC-Japan-TaintedTuna 01-25 1006 (Hays Daily News) Eds: Moving on general news and financial services. [News Source]

Japanese Sushi Lovers Shrug at Mercury (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) Kazuhiro Ukiuchi loves his tuna sushi, and he tries to have it once a week - despite the common knowledge in Japan the popular fish can contain toxic mercury. "I wouldn't worry about it," Ukiuchi said, strolling through Tokyo's main fish market Friday. [News Source]

Japanese sushi lovers shrug at mercury (AP via Yahoo! News) Kazuhiro Ukiuchi loves his tuna sushi, and he tries to have it once a week — despite the common knowledge in Japan the popular fish can contain toxic mercury. [News Source]

Opening border heightens disease risk to U.S. cattle, consumers (AG Weekly) USDA’s mandate is to prevent BSE from entering the United States, but the first thing the agency said (when announcing) this rule is designed to normalize cattle trade with Canada. [News Source]

International News (Thoroughbred Times) Ireland's champion trainer Aidan O'Brien has spoken out against plans for a huge waste treatment plant adjacent to Ballydoyle stables, claiming it would "be the end" for the world-famous stables. [News Source]

Rockland A.M. report (The Journal News) - Friday: Right lane Rockland-bound closed for bridge maintenance from milepost 13.1 to 16.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. [News Source]

Premise registration continues on plan (Iowa Farmer) Editor’s note: On Nov.. 22, the Bush administration pledged not to make a planned National Animal Identification System mandatory. However, that has not derailed movement toward a voluntary tracking system. [News Source]