Ladywriter

well, Kagura and Kikyo and now Rin. Maybe it's coming to an end.

This is the process in which humans catch sharks, cut off their fins -- while the sharks are still alive, mind you, because that supposedly makes the fins more potent as aphrodesiacs -- and then throw the sharks back into the ocean. It's a brutal and ugly practice. And yet, in some parts of the world it's still completely legal. One of these places is Chile, where our South American campaign team is headquartered. (Before we Americans get to feeling all superior, keep in mind that the US only got around to banning the practice in American waters in 2000.) Our Chilean team recently captured local shark finning on video; you can watch the movie here. This footage has gotten national coverage in Chile and helped focus the country's attention on the problem. http://community.oceana.org/story/2005/8/16/12189/7728 video of finning http://www.mbayaq.org/video/video_popup_sm_shark_finning_high.asp http://www.sharkmans-world.org/java/sos/finning.html Shark Fin Soup: An Eco-Catastrophe? What exactly is finning? "Finning" refers to the practice of cutting off only the shark fins and discarding the body. Sometimes sharks are dead when they're pulled into the boats, but often, they're still alive as their four fins are cut off with a knife. When they're thrown back into the ocean the sharks either bleed to death, or they drown, because sharks can't swim without fins, and they need to go forward to get oxygen. Divers have discovered hundreds of dead finned sharks at the bottom of the ocean in huge shark graveyards. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/g/archive/2003/01/20/urbananimal.DTL Many shark species found in European waters have been classified as endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN-World Conservation Union. Sharks are particularly vulnerable because their population growth is very slow, with some species not giving birth until the age of 20 or above. Fisherman are permitted to remove fins at sea, but not to dump bodies One-third of all declared shark-fin imports to the Hong Kong market now originate from Europe, with Spanish fleets supplying more fins than any other EU country. Portugal, the UK and France have also made significant contributions to the trade. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5299950.stm truely disgusting

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Hedgehogs have finally humbled burger giant McDonald's after years of campaigning, forcing the company to redesign its killer McFlurry ice-cream containers. Up to now the opening in the container has been large enough for hedgehogs to get their heads into for a lick of the left-over dessert -- a trap they have then been unable to withdraw from, so dying of starvation in untold numbers. But from September 1, the wide-mouthed opening in the lid of the McFlurry containers will be reduced in size, making them too small for the sugar-loving animals to get their heads into. "This is excellent, it is long overdue news," said Fay Vass, chief executive of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. "We have been in touch with McDonald's about this problem for over five years and are delighted that they have at last solved the problem." McDonald's said in a statement the design change had resulted from pressure from the society, which prompted "significant research and design testing" to develop new packaging. "The smaller aperture of the lid has been designed to prevent hedgehogs from entering the McFlurry container in the unfortunate incidence that a lid is littered and is then accessible to wildlife," it added. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/31/hedgehog.reut/index.html

I feel like this when I sit downto write o.0

more amusing shitz

yes!!!!!!!!!! don't get offended

*snort*

yarg I can't bitch about ice enough can I *sigh*

She has such an amazing voice. The band is so loaded with talent. http://www.myspace.com/thelunachikfringe they're playing the fair tomorrow and I'm seriously tempted to go.

5eatyou5

5mb5 welcome

so whats the deal with the middle initial D? Robin said something along the lines of 'why do you fight so hard; those with the will of D' Luffy Ace Gol Roger etc. Is it a bloodline thing? Something the Ohara dudes knew about? Something related to the missing history or what??? What do you think the will of D is?

also my guess

5mb5 have fun

Itachiiiiiiiiiii

smexy

rotfl

I'll save ya baby X'D

Nami is gonna kill everybody *is scared*

Same as Naruto thread Ussop and Nami ala Spiderman just take a deep breath one more