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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals experience in a broad spectrum of consumer goods production and food processing into a cause célèbre.
PETA first made headlines in the Silver Spring monkeys case, when Alex Pacheco, then a student at George Washington University, volunteered at a lab run by Edward Taub, who was testing neuroplasticity on live monkeys. Taub had cut sensory ganglia that supplied nerves to the monkeys’ fingers, hands, arms, legs; with some of the monkeys, he had severed the entire spinal column. He then tried to force the monkeys to use their limbs by exposing them to persistent electric shock, prolonged physical restraint of an intact arm or leg, and by withholding food. With footage obtained by Pacheco, Taub was convicted of six counts of animal cruelty—largely as a result of the monkeys’ reported living conditions—making them “the most famous lab animals in history,” according to psychiatrist Norman Doidge. Taub’s conviction was later overturned on appeal and the monkeys were eventually euthanized.
PETA was born.
In the subsequent decades they ran the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty against Europe’s largest animal-testing facility (footage showed staff punching beagle puppies in the face, shouting at them, and simulating sex acts while taking blood samples); against Covance, the United State’s largest importer of primates for laboratory research (evidence was found that they were dissecting monkeys at its Vienna, Virginia laboratory while the animals were still alive); against General Motors for using live animals in crash tests; against L’Oreal for testing cosmetics on animals; against the use of fur for fashion and fur farms; against Smithfield Foods for torturing Butterball turkeys; and against fast food chains, most recently against KFC through the launch of their website kentuckyfriedcruelty.com.
They have launched campaigns and engaged in stunts that are designed for media attention. In 1996, PETA activists famously threw a dead raccoon onto the table of Anna Wintour, the fur supporting editor-in-chief of Vogue, while she was dining at the Four Seasons in New York, and left bloody paw prints and the words “Fur Hag” on the steps of her home. They ran a campaign entitled Holocaust on your Plate that consisted of eight 60-square-foot panels, each juxtaposing images of the Holocaust with images of factory farming. Photographs of concentration camp inmates in wooden bunks were shown next to photographs of caged chickens, and piled bodies of Holocaust victims next to a pile of pig carcasses. In 2003 in Jerusalem, after a donkey was loaded with explosives and blown up in a terrorist attack, Newkirk sent a letter to then-PLO leader Yasser Arafat to keep animals out of the conflict. As the film shows, they also took over Jean-Paul Gaultier‘s Paris boutique and smeared blood on the windows to protest his use of fur in his clothing.
The group’s tactics have been criticized. Co-founder Pacheco, who is no longer with PETA, called them “stupid human tricks.” Some feminists criticize their campaigns featuring the Lettuce Ladies and “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ads as objectifying women. Of their Holocaust on a Plate campaign, Anti-Defamation League Chairman Abraham Foxman said “The effort by PETA to compare the deliberate systematic murder of millions of Jews to the issue of animal rights is abhorrent.” (Newkirk later issued an apology for any hurt it caused). Perhaps most controversial amongst politicians, the public and even other animal rights organizations is PETA’s refusal to condemn the actions of the Animal Liberation Front, which in January 2005 was named as a terrorist threat by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
David Shankbone attended the pre-release screening of I Am An Animal at HBO’s offices in New York City on November 12, and the following day he sat down with Ingrid Newkirk to discuss her perspectives on PETA, animal rights, her responses to criticism lodged against her and to discuss her on-going life’s work to raise human awareness of animal suffering. Below is her interview.
Better Cooking And Social Networking though Internet
by
monika abbiThe first meat that I ever wanted to heat on a roast was a chicken with the rotisserie and I’ve never genuinely clogged to think about why. I guess it’s down to “the boy with a new toy” mentality in that the BBQ spit came in the bundle with the press and a rotisserie cooking means adds vitality. Looking back not only is it visually appealing but also the spit does the work for you parting stacks of time beer or two!
Maybe I did one too many beers on that first cookout because the results weren’t pretty up to average. I tried to light my question with paper and coppice which sent ash all over the chicken. I didn’t square the chicken very well on the spit so one section cooked before the other. I made every error in the book.
Having said that, receiving that first choice of BBQ smoke was still a major flash and even after my first disastrous attempt with the rotisserie I was (and still am) hooked on outside cooking.
I progressed gently against sausages and burgers erudition as I went that the fat off the food causes the smoke and the flames and when flames arrive, for more details visit to www.chicken-wing-cookbook.com the food doesn’t press, it burns. Since discovering this peninsula I’ve had to adjust every charcoal roast that I’ve ever bought with a spare attain to lift up the grill and keep the flames from lapping up at that first spit of the fat. Grill manufacturers take document!
For greater form I later invested in a print of Ainsley’s Barbecue Bible and this took me to superior levels even to the summit where people were starting to look at what I was cooking and asking how I’d done it. If they were fluky they even got to tang it!
Anyway, barbecuing has become a way of life for me and now the internet provides so many unbound sear recipes and calm smoker recipes there’s quite of menu dreams for my next cookout. Social networking still is still my favourite way to learn and by that I’m referring to chatting with fellow enthusiasts and not necessarily over the web.
I tried grilling cookout competitions and while there was a great substance of inducing and lot’s of fun, for more details visit to www.cat-head-biscuit.com it was a little too competitive and recipes reserved as tightly guarded secrets. So where can you go to link like minded people? Where can you find more barbecues, smokers and outside grills in one place and people allotment and having fun?
At the sports aftermath!
Being a petrol lead I evenly hit Les 24 Heures Du Mans (that’s the Le Mans 24 Hour Endurance dash to you and me) in France. Not only is there a mix of sear nutcases and pyromaniacs they come from all over the world so where besides is there such a wealth of wisdom, experience and above all the brains of fun?
Camping by a gallop footstep with cars soaring forgotten at 150+mph, what could be better? OK so it might not please to each and it doesn’t have to be as exotic as Le Mans, I found a related atmosphere with a completely different crowd down at Twickenham for the rugby cup finishing, everybody alert on partying, enjoying the food, the significance and the other people there. The event isn’t important, it’s the occasion and the people that make it what it is.
So in my book group networking is the answer to new customs to barbecue. For released barbecue recipes, get down to you home sports arena and have a wander around before the ball amusement and the inspiration for your next barbecue menu dreams will be right in front of your eyes. This is my idea of public networking!404self-improvement-tips.com
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The Expedition 27 crew returned to Earth safely from the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday. The crew landed in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft, the same craft they launched on last December.
The crew, consisting of commander Dmitri Kondratyev and flight engineers Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli, spent approximately five months in space aboard the ISS.
After landing, recovery teams helped the crew exit their Soyuz capsule and adjust to surface gravity again. While Kondratyev returned to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Coleman and Nespoli returned to Houston, Texas.
While in space the crew worked on over 150 microgravity experiments and saw the arrival of several spacecraft: a Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle, two Russian Progress cargo ships, the European Johannes Kepler ATV and the space shuttles Discovery and Endeavour on their final flights.
This was Russian cosmonaut and commander Dimitri Kondratyev’s first spaceflight, the third for NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman, and the second for European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli.
The crew of STS-134 and Expedition 28 remain aboard the ISS. Three new crew members are expected to launch on June 7 to join their colleagues aboard the orbital outpost.
Friday, April 8, 2005Professor Perry Bartlett of University of Queensland‘s Brain Institute recommends sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run to stave off dementia.
The researcher, interviewed on Australian ABC radio today [1], said that with 52,000 Australians expected to be diagnosed with dementia by the end of the year, people wishing to ward off the degenerative disorder may benefit from activities which stimulate growth of new cells in the brain, accompanied by mental exercise to select for survival of the resulting crop of new cells.
“Quite prolonged exercise is very good to make new neurones,” said the Professor. “These new nerve cells are really quite vital to our ability to function in the higher brain functions, such as memory and learning. Most of them die. We now know that we can preserve some of them by giving direct stimuli.”
Professor Bartlett explained recent research findings, including those from collaborator Jeffrey D. Macklis [2] at Harvard in the US.
“There are a lot of hormones and changes in blood that go up and down after exercise, and so that may be a lead to some of the chemicals that can drive the production of nerve cells.
“One of the chemicals that seems to promote neurogenesis is prolactin, and prolactin levels are very high in pregnant females. Prolactin levels, by the way, also go up during sex as well. So one could think of a number of more entertaining activities than running in order to regulate the production of nerve cells.
“Perhaps doing something a little more inquisitive or intellectual might be good at selecting their survival. So perhaps one should run a long distance and do the cryptic crossword or something like that,” he said.
Professor Bartlett gave the same suggestions as being potentially helpful in depression, last year in an interview on the ABC Science Show. [3]
Tips for Buying a Caravan in Australia
by
BobSmith
Australia is a great place for vacationing and has diverse exotic leisure options tot make your holiday perfect. Whether you want to enjoy an action packed holiday or some leisure time, Australia can give you the best holiday of your life. The immense land of Australia is loaded with natural wealth and natural sceneries with exotic plant and animal life dotting the land. What can be a better way to tour this piece of nature’s art than using a caravan? Caravans are the most ideal way to go about touring Australia. Besides getting you close to nature, caravans are also easy on your funds as they cut down expensive accommodation costs. Why go to expensive hotels when you can get luxury, comfort and more right in your very own caravan?
When buying a caravan, you have to put in a lot of time and effort choosing the right caravan for your needs. However, purchasing a caravan is not as daunting as many perceive it to be. If you just keep in mind some of the important things to consider while buying a caravan and focus on finding one with the features you want, you are sure to enjoy your vacation in Australia with a caravan that answers your every need.
Here a few considerations and tips that you have to keep in mind when purchasing your caravan.
The Main Use Of A Caravan:
This is one of the main considerations. Of course, you will very well know the main application of the caravan before you buy it. The kind of caravan depends on whether you are planning for a long holiday through the length and breadth of Australia or a simple weekend getaway. Also the number of people who will be accommodating the caravan and their ages also matter. Knowing your purpose for buying the caravan will narrow down the configurations of caravans you will be considering for purchase.
The Size Of The Caravan:
Once you know the use of the caravan, it should be easy to determine its size. The most popular caravans ideally have lengths between 11 Ft and 24 ft. Caravans smaller than 11 ft will only fit one person comfortably while caravans longer than 24 Ft are difficult to get around in.
Research and Compare:
Do a little research and compare caravans before buying them. Caravan shows are the most ideal places to see different models, makes and decide which model suits you the best.
Basic Construction Of The Caravan:
Investigate the caravan carefully before making a purchase. Make sure that the caravan is not merely stapled, but also glued. Ensure that the cupboards and bed base frames are firmly supported and that their joints are well secured. Check that the caravan is well sealed and paneling is fastened well to surfaces.
Electrical aspects:
Check that the 12 volt refrigerator wiring is intact. The fridge should have proper ventilation. In case of wires passing through the chassis, make sure they are insulated with grommets. The brake wire has to be properly connected and should not be pinched by suspension.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s plans to implement a carbon tax in Australia have hit a roadblock today with the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union Paul Howes demanding that exemptions be made to certain heavy polluting industries including steel production as well as concerns about whether jobs will be lost.
Steel producing companies within Australia including BlueScope Steel and OneSteel have supported the move by the union claiming that a carbon tax would affect Australian Jobs. Paul O’Malley, managing director and Chief Executive of BlueScope, said that “the tax threat is still real for the Australian Steel industry and for our customers.”
Paul Howes told The Australian newspaper that “if one job is gone, our support is gone.” Mr. Howes is a powerful figure within the Australian Labor Party who is believed to have been instrumental with the removal of PM Gillard’s predecessor Kevin Rudd. Support for the Gillard Labor Government has dropped to an all time low earlier this year, with only a 30% approval rating.
The move by the AWU has been supported by other unions in Australia, including the Transport Workers Union as well as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Friday, May 22, 2020
A study published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics last month reported astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and elsewhere discovered a black hole in the Telescopium constellation. The study stated the black hole is about 1010 ± 195 light years (310 ± 60 parsec) away from the Solar System, meaning it is the nearest known black hole from the Earth. The nearest previously known black hole — V616 Mon — the study noted was usually estimated at more than 3000 light years away.
The black hole described in the study is located in the HR 6819 stellar system of Telescopium constellation, making it the first system visible to the naked eye to contain a black hole. HR 6819 contains two stars, and they are visible from the Southern Hemisphere. The astronomers started observing the system in 1999. Initially, they thought it was just a binary system, consisting of two stars. However, upon examination, the researchers concluded there was a third unseen object in the system. One of the two stars in the HR 6819 system is close to the black hole and orbits the black hole in just 40.333 ± 0.004 days.
This newly discovered black hole does not have an accretion disk. A black hole forms an accretion disk when a significant amount of matter orbits the black hole, as depicted in the image. Accretion disks often emit electromagnetic radiation. Since this black hole does not have an accretion disk, researchers had to rely on the gravitational effect of the black hole on the nearby star in order to discover it.
Researchers used the binary mass function to conclude the black hole had a mass of at least 4.2 M? (Solar masses; 1 Solar mass = mass of the Sun). Its companion star, which orbits the black hole in about 40 days, is classified as a B3 III star. The outer star is classified as a Be star. Be stars rotate very quickly around their axes. Since the outer star rotates so rapidly, the star is not exactly spherical, but instead oblate, bulged at its equator, forming a gas disk around the equator.
The research suggested HR 6819 was very similar to another system LB-1. The HR 6819 system is estimated to be between 15–75 million years old (myr). The inner star has estimated mass of at least 6.3 ± 0.7 M?. Using the mass and the speed at which the inner star rotates, the researchers concluded the black hole had an estimated mass of 5.0 ± 0.4 M?. Researcher and co-author of the study Thomas Rivinius told Wikinews the inner star and the black hole are closer than the Sun and the Earth (1au; 150 million km; 93 million miles).
The researchers dedicated the paper to Stanislav Štefl, one of the fellow researchers who died in a car accident in 2014 in Santiago, Chile.
Wikinews caught up with Thomas Rivinius to discuss about this discovery.
Email Marketing For Restaurants
by
RBurko
Email marketing is quite clearly the best marketing technique for restaurants of all types. Whether your restaurant is fast-food, fine-dining or anything in the middle, you can profit greatly from email marketing’s minimal pricing structure and highly effective targeting.
Announcing a new special menu selection? Need to get the word out about seasonal menu changes? Want to notify people about new hours, send out preferred customer coupons, or just bring people into your restaurant? Email marketing will create a line of communication with your customers so you can achieve these goals.
The restaurant industry competition is ferocious (not really earth shattering news!). Therefore breaking through the clutter of marketing messages to get your voice heard is quite challenging. Email marketing changes that for you because you can directly contact each customer. You have the choice to personalize the email to say “Hello Linda” (Doug, or Sally) automatically. This creates a relationship with your customers and maintains that your name/brand is in their mind. However before you get started, you’ll need to generate a list of customer to email to.
Build Your Mailing List > It All Starts Here!
The skeleton of your email marketing strategy is your mailing list. It is so of the utmost importance to have a high quality mailing list that is continuously growing. There is no ‘quick-fix’ to building a large contact database, and it especially won’t be done overnight. No need to worry with the restaurant industry, as it is the perfect setting to capture new emails, so you can expect pretty rapid growth.
Here are several well known steps that restaurant operators use to grow their email marketing mailing list:
– Place a “Signup Form” at the cash register so as people pay they will fill out their name and email address to be added to your email contact list. This tactic is made more effective if the cashier is instructed to prompt customers to sign up while processing payment.
– Have comment cards on each table. In addition to gathering feedback about your customers’ dining experiences, request their email address.
– You can also have your servers get the customer’s email addresses when delivering the check. You can even add extra motivation for your serving staff if there is some incentive for the server who collects the most email addresses.
– Provide a contest and have customers write their email address on the ticket/ballot. The prize can be a free desert, free meal, or any other prize that you think will entice people to enter.
Any one of these methods will work for you, the only thing you have to do is to communicate to the customer that they will receive occasional emails from you. You definitely don’t want to send emails to your customers if they don’t want them. That’s considered spam, and that is absolutely something you do not want to do. Not only is it no legal, it will also alienate your customers.
Your List is Built, It’s Time to Start Sending Emails > Be Imaginative!
Once you have a high quality mailing list, you have to get some good use out of it. There are so many of different ways that restaurants can use email marketing and with a little creative thinking you can definitely generate new ingenious ways to reach your customers.
A great initial step is to determine what your ultimate goal is. Do you want to drive people into your restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Do you want more people to call to make reservations? Are you trying to increase your delivery or take-out business? I could go on. But, once you know what your goal is, you can send out emails that will help achieve that objective.
There are plenty of things that you can do with email marketing. The possibilities are endless. Keep in mind that with a little bit of testing, you can figure out what works the best for your restaurant, which contests promotions, etc will get you the desired results.
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Friday, October 5, 2007
Johan Boyden is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Toronto Centre riding. Wikinews interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.