Exclusive: PETA’s Pet Killing Program Set a New Record in 2009
Public Records: PETA Found Adoptive Homes for Just 1 out of 300 Animals
Animal lovers worldwide now have access to more than a decade’s worth of proof that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) kills thousands of defenseless pets at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. Since 1998, PETA has opted to “put down” 23,640 adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens instead of finding homes for them.
Full Article: http://www.petakillsanimals.com/
Number (N)ine for Converse Spring 2010 – Chuck Taylor All Star and One Star
Quite unexpectedly, Number (N)ine reappears even though the brand has been closed not long ago. This time they worked with Converse for Spring 2010 and it will actually be a collaboration through-out the entire year. Definitely exciting news, especially for Number (N)ine fans.
Full Article: http://www.highsnobiety.com/
White House Tweets, but How Many People are Listening?
BY Addy DugdaleToday
Cast your minds back to 2008. As well as the traditional settings of TV, radio and print, the race for the White House saw a new battleground: that of social media. The presidential campaign of Barack Obama used Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to good effect, alongside a massive online push for fundraising. Fifteen months on, Twitter is still being used, but this time as a tool for spreading the President’s message. But, post election, does it work?
Full Article: http://www.fastcompany.com/1575137/white-house-tweets-its-messages-but-how-many-people-are-listening
D.C. to give away female condoms in U.S. first
Advocates of the FC2, a female condom approved by the FDA, say the new version is less costly and more user friendly. They hope the female condom will be used to protect against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Full Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35736237/ns/health-more_health_news/
5 ways your TV is slowly killing you
1.) TV makes you Deader
2.) TV makes you Drunker
3.) TV can make your kid Pregnant
4.) TV Weakens your Bones
5.) TV makes you less Engaging
Full Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35646508/ns/health-behavior/
Oscar Nominations 2010
Obese Children as Young as Three Show Signs of Future Heart Disease
By Madeline Ellis
Published: Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Being at risk for developing heart disease or having a stroke was once something only adults had to worry about. But now children are being added to the meld, many of them as young as three years old. In fact, a recent study found that about twice as many obese 3-to-5-year old children had elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP)—an inflammatory marker that experts say has been shown to predict the risk of heart disease, stroke and death under certain conditions—compared to those at healthy weights. And that difference grew to more than four times the frequency in teenagers from 15 to 17 years old.