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POPSWho are Leakey's Angels? The third of Leakey's Angels is Birute Galdikas, a German-born Canadian who was introduced to Leakey in the 1970s. Unlike Goodall and Fossey, Galdikas actually had training and experience in the field, and she approached Leakey to discuss the studying of orangutans. Her studies took place in the jungles of Indonesia. Galdikas is credited with coining the term “Leakey's Angels,” discussing the three women in a 1995 book.
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POPSFor Lexica In four months, Ryan will have traveled through 7 countries as he covers roughly 12,000km on bike. If you've ever been to South America, you probably know that there are flat parts...and there are not so flat parts, so Ryan definitely has his work cut out for him. Though, Ryan has done extensive bike touring around the world, and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process, so maybe he has "some" idea of what he is in for. This time he wants to up the ante and single-handedly raise $250,000USD to be given
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POPSWhat No One Is Telling You You'd never know it listening to the endless blather of the politicians and the media, but 100 million Americans - about 40% of all us us with health insurance - already have some form of "government-run" health plan. Why isn't this talked about all the time? The Democratic Congressional leadership and President Obama should be citing this fact over and over again
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POPSTrifecta of misery: unnecessary, unhealthy, unkind...foie gras Let's ban foie gras from the menu and serve "la muqueuse du jour" instead, at $24 per serving. Doesn't that make your mouth water? As the author of this article states so well: " Not long ago it was common to beat horses unmercifully, or to bag puppies and kittens and drown them in the river. A slow-dawning enlightenment birthed the idea that brutality to animals is wrong." "It didn't lead to rampant vegetarianism. It didn't give animals the vote." "Neither will banning unnecessary, unhealthy, unkind foie gras."
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POPSRemember Protest Songs? The Best One You Never Heard! The protest song has played an important role in American history. Anyone old enough to remember Woodstock surely remembers the "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag", and the Fish Cheer that started it off. What ever became of protest songs? Where are they now? There is enough anti-war sentiment to produce some good ones, but the corporations, it seems to me, have choked them off. I know there are some I've missed, but they used to be like flowers in a field... everywhere, and impossible to overlook. The above is, in my opinion, the best post-Viet Nam outright anti-war song I've ever heard, and at 22 years old it is as relevant today as the day it was released. "And the throne, the pulpit, and the politician Create a thirst for power in the common man It's a taste for blood passed off as bravery Or just patriotism hiding bigotry" Where are Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger when we need them?
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POPSDemobilizing America A good read for those capable of reflection.. Its about getting off your collective asses and a willingness to be counted, not in the relative anonymity of the Internet world alone but also out where your neighbors might actually see you.
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POPSSeal Hunt Butchery Continues Claims of seal oil being a greater benefit to health than regular fish oil or plant based omega 3's seem to be the latest ploy by a despicable industry and its brain-dead political allies. Sales are slow because people interested in health realize that seal blubber is also a great place to accumulate toxins from the fish they do eat.
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POPSRIAA's new royalty rates will kill online radio!! QUOTE: We need your help. If you'd like to get involved please write your congressperson. Below is a link to point you to the right person. If you can, please send a letter or a fax that asks for a reply (emails are too easily ignored). Congressional Directory by Zip Code at site. We must act on this.
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POPS"Nurse-in" at Pennsylvania mall After a nursing mother was kicked out of a Pennsylvania mall, several hundred people return to stage a "nurse-in". 36 states have laws protecting mothers' right to breastfeed in public, but not PA -- yet.
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POPSLive Earth If you scroll down in the web page there's a list of the artist who confirmed their appearence, etc
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POPSBig Bird needs help--no more educational TV This is not my usual "political satire" "Bush-bashing"or "global doom & gloom". This is a serious subject -- who among us has not grown up watching Sesame St. or Mr. Roger's, New Zoo Review, et. al. or as in my case my son was raised on these shows (which I of course watched with him). Please, no matter how you feel about politics, sign this petition for the sake of the children. Thank You
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POPS20 Ways to fight the New World Order See article for more details and the reasoning behind each suggestion. 13 and 18 are the most important in my opinion, and I can admit I am guilty of not keeping them.
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POPSInuits Fear Loss of Income If Polar Bears Protected Will true conservation and ethics ever override the drive for financial gain, even among the cultures once noted for their respect for nature? Which "sport hunter" will get the "thrill" of killing the last beleaguered polar bear?
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POPSElephant orphanage (profiled on 60 Minutes) This place was profiled on the episode of 60 Minutes that aired tonight. They bring in young elephants orphaned by poachers, socialize them, bring them up, and release them into the wild. An important job in East Africa, I guess.
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