"We have approximately 1, 200 state, regional and county agricultural fairs as members and none of my staff is aware of a large-egg competition at any of them, " says James Tucker, chief executive of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions in Springfield, Mo.

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Is my nest egg large enough that I can maintain my lifestyle of lavish homes and fast cars?

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The site is critical for the survival of several species of endangered waterbirds, to which the key threat is large-scale egg and chick collection by villagers.

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The nest egg is not nearly large enough to supplement their pensions and Social Security as they had hoped.

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If you spot one large enough to take (adults only, and no females with egg sacs attached), you try to spear it with a single thrust before it senses your presence and skitters away.

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"Several member states have not provided data to the commission about the preparedness of their caged egg producers and thus far, the commission has failed to deal with the threat of large-scale non-compliance across the EU, " she added.

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