Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Time	Event
12:23p	I don't think PETA should be called an 'animal rights' group anymore. Vick's dogs getting second chance "These are the 22 that they thought were the most hopeless — the least likely to ever be rehabilitated," said Dr. Frank McMillan, a veterinarian at the Best Friends Animal Society's sanctuary. The 25 other dogs taken from Vick's operation were considered ready for adoption or foster care and went to other groups. The dogs Best Friends took were a mental mess. It took weeks for handlers to get Shadow to stop cowering at the back of his kennel. Finally, someone discovered that he loves car rides and after a few spins through the red rock canyons — lapping up the air with his head hanging out the window — Shadow was warming up to his new caretakers. The 21 others have also improved in the two months at Best Friends and McMillan said most of the early signs have been encouraging. Friendliness and calmness levels are generally improving and fear, aggression and excitability have decreased. But it will be months before anyone can say whether the changes are temporary or genuine progress. ___ Vick's pit bulls are getting a chance most fighting dogs don't. And surprisingly, animal rights groups don't think they should. Groups such as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals believe that euthanasia, the fate of most fighting dogs, would still be the most humane option, rather than keeping them in a shelter indefinitely or in some cases permanently. ( full text ) (4 Comments | Comment on this)
1:30p	blatantly stolen from smutgoddess I remember watching this show (it even gave me my first astronomy lessons), but I didn't remember the theme song at all. It sounds really good, almost haunting even. I miss the 80's toons. (2 Comments | Comment on this)
1:33p	probably not worksafe Sigmund Freud defeats al-Queda. No, really. ( short comic ) (5 Comments | Comment on this)
2:53p	Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list ten things you love that begin with that letter. Afterward, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own. I got the deceptively easy G from engelina_c: 1. gatos - hey, nothing said this has to be monolingual 2. Gambit - best X-man ever 3. gallantry - I don't believe it's an empty word, even today 4. gripe - my favorite coping mechanism 5. gag - a vital piece to any bondage 6. God - self-explanatory 7. gambling - I never gamble with money. I need all that gambling karma for my life. 8. gargoyles - great for decoration and horror stories 9. glitches - they make life so much more interesting 10. gallows - one of my more disturbing fetishes (15 Comments | Comment on this)
4:10p	TMNT fic/art: Nara Black Curse: Mirror's Shadow In My Skin pt. 1 Title: Nara Black Curse: Mirror's Shadow In My Skin -- Mercy in the Darkness Author: kc_anathema Artist: crabapplered Pairing: Leo/Don Warnings: It's gay turtle incest. But nothin' explicit. Maybe . . . PG-13? Disclaimer: Don't own. No money being made. Artist's note: Red and I were goofing off in chat, and we came up with the vague idea of Leo as an assassin in Edo Japan, with Don trailing after him (cuz someone needs to look after Leo and make sure he doesn't get himself killed). This led to Red doing art, and I got nagged for fic . . . So. You get picture and fic bit. (This is posted to both our LJs.) ( pic and fic within ) Part 2 (3 Comments | Comment on this)
11:26p	THE Palestinian group Hamas, blamed for last week’s massacre of eight students at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, has revealed that hundreds of its fighters have been trained in Iran. A senior commander interviewed by The Sunday Times said 300 of the group’s “best brains” had been secretly sent to Tehran. Half are still being trained by Revolutionary Guards. They are learning how to make explosives from everyday items and produce deadlier rockets. The rest have already returned from a Revolutionary Guard base in Tehran. Some have been trained as snipers. Others have learnt to use tunnels in attacks on Israeli forces. “Iran is our mother,” the commander said. “She gives us information, military supplies and financial support.” ( rest of the article ) (3 Comments | Comment on this)

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