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When Dave Duerson, the former Chicago Bears safety, ended his traumatized life February 17, he was careful not to destroy his brain. He left a note asking that his brain be given to the National Football League to be examined for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease recently found posthumously in about 20 retired players.Duerson, who was 50, clearly believed that 11 years of NFL contact had transformed his once-sharp mind into a damaged and diminished tool. (The disease is not confined to football: National Hockey League player Bob Probert, who died of heart disease in July, also suffered from it, according to a New York Times report this week.)Because he is not here to speak, it might seem somewhat tasteless to interpret the deeper meaning behind Duerson's action. One thing, however, is clear: The NFL has a problem with head issues that needs to be addressed. The players know it. The owners know it. The league executives know it. [Read the full article] (CNN) -- It looks like a small "everything bagel" and lox. But bite into it and, to your amusement, it's ice cream.If you close your eyes and let the aromas sink in, it's all the same flavors you remember of your favorite seed-covered bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon."It's important to have a sense of humor," said Wylie Dufresne, chef and owner of wd~50 in New York. The former "Iron Chef America" contender serves up this deceptive concoction at his Manhattan restaurant."We often play with perception," he said. "We take familiar foods and serve them in unfamiliar ways. ... We try to stay true to the taste memory."Humor and memory might not be the first words that come to mind when planning tonight's dinner, but this kind of creative thinking has earned Dufresne wide acclaim in the food realm. [Read the full article] (CNN) -- A Northwestern University psychology professor was in hot water Thursday for an after-class session in which a couple demonstrated the use of a sex toy.University President Morton Schapiro said he was "troubled and disappointed" by the February 21 incident and had ordered an investigation."Many members of the Northwestern community are disturbed by what took place on our campus," Schapiro said in a statement. "So am I."Professor J. Michael Bailey provided his own account of the optional event in his human sexuality course, saying he wants students to learn about sexual diversity and information from "real people."Students who witnessed the incident had been told repeatedly by a guest speaker what was about to happen would be graphic, the professor said in a statement. About 100 students chose to attend following a larger lecture, affiliate WGN said. [Read the full article] 
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