Opinion
No animal testing
LAURA RUPPEL
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How much thought goes
into the items you toss into
your shopping cart and pur
chase while at the store? Eval
uate the criteria for which
brands you select while penis
ing the countless shelves and
aisles.
Do you go with the cheap
est? The one recommended by
a friend? The one everyone
else is buying? The one with
the cutest packaging and
look? The one you saw en
dorsed by a familiar, famous
face while watching television
the night before?
Have you ever bothered to
skim through the product's in
gredients and information on
the back? I'll be the first to
admit I've been guilty of not
doing my research in the past,
but now the deciding factor
for everything I buy is deter
mined by one concise, yet im-
portant phrase: "this finished
product is not tested on ani
mals."
Millions of Americans pur
chase products experimented
on animals daily, not because
they support these behaviors,
but because they are oblivious
as to which corporations con
duct such trials. People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals,
(PETA), has compiled lists lo
cated on their website, up
dated weekly, of both
businesses that do and do not
test their goods and merchan
dise on animals.
According to PETA, well
known companies on the "do
test" list include: Axe, Clean &
Clear, Clorox, Colgate, Cop
pertone, Crest, Dial Soap,
Dove, Downy, Febreze, Gar
nier, Gillette Co., Johnson &
Johnson, L'Oreal, Listerine,
Maybelline, Nair, Neutrogena,
Old Spice, Pantene, Suave,
Sunsilk, Tide, Vicks, and
NFL: Unpredictable
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When it comes to the NFL,
it seems as though when we
figure out all the answers,
they change the questions.
In fact, the only thing we
can expect from the NFL is
that football will be played
during their games.
Also, we can expect that the
New Orleans Saints will be
good.
Nearly everything else,
however, has been surpris
ing. The Tampa Bay Buc
caneers, led by Josh
Freeman, are 2-0.
That's two more
wins than the Dallas
Cowboys and Min
nesota
Combined
Tampa Bay is not
that good, and Dallas
and Minnesota are not
that bad. Things will re
turn to normal soon
enough. Maybe.
The Houston Texans,
with one of the best of-
fenses since the St
Louis Rams' "Greatest
Show on Turf," are 2-
0 as well. rested, but yet when
I, of course, am not Flickr: Creative Comma'he beats Lions he gets
surprised. the starting job? Why the dou-
Then again, I'm a Houston
Texans fan, and I think they
will play well every year.
One thing I didn't expect,
though, was that Texans run
ningback Arian Foster would
lead the league in rushing
after two weeks.
Believe it: The Texans are
for real this year.
The same goes for the Steel
ers, no matter how bad the of
fense currently is.
Luckily for Steelers fans,
their defense has stood tall,
wreaking havoc on offenses.
With that kind of defense,
they could put a Coke ma
chine back at quarterback and
still win.
Unfortunately, if they put a
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Windex
Popular companies on
PETA's "don't test" list in
clude: Abercrombie & Fitch,
Avon, Burt's Bees, Bath and
Body Works, The Body Shop,
Boscia, M.A.C. Cosmetics,
OPI Nails, Revlon, Smashbox
Cosmetics, Stila Cosmetics,
Tarte Cosmetics, Too Faced
Cosmetics, Trader Joe's Com
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ics, Victoria's Secret, and Yes
to Carrots.
Both lists in their entirety
can be found on www.peta.org
under "companies that do and
that don't test on animals."
The businesses located in the
do test category rightfully be
long due to either the fabrica
tion of animal-tested products
or failure to adopt a perpetual
"no animal testing" policy.
Pharmaceutical corporations
are not added onto the do test
list because the law requires
animal testing on such mate
rials.
When you cannot find a
particular brand or business
on either list, you can re
search or contact the com
pany as a concerned
consumer. While deciding to
write a letter or email straight
forward, PETA's website also
provides suggested, helpful
questions designed to receive
the answers sought after.
If you have already pur
chased items involved with
animal experimenting, finish
what you're already using and
simply avoid purchasing the
same brand again. If the prod
uct has yet to be opened, you
can return it and buy a cru
elty-free alternative. You may
also choose to donate what
you have and select animal
friendly substitutes. Consider
your options.
With so much variety
stocked on those shelves, you
can make the right decision
and support the sale of cru-
Bills quarterback in, the Steel
ers wouldn't stand a chance.
No offense to Bills fans, but
seeing Trent Edwards and
Ryan Fitzpatrick play doesn't
exactly inspire images of Jim
Kelly.
Don't laugh, Cleveland
Browns fans. Your team sucks
too.
Speaking of sucking, how
about the NFC West?
We could see the division
winner sporting a losing
record. If it happens, we'll
change the 49ers to
the 7-9ers.
/ weeks, we have
also seen numer
ous quarterßench
ing Vince Young
(even for a game),
ason Campbell and
Kevin Kolb could prove
costly for the Titans and
Eagles.
Speaking of the quar
terback situation in
Philadelphia, how
about Michael Vick
starting?
this straight: he beats
dogs and gets ar-
ble standard?
While talking about teams
with mascots that can fly, the
Falcons look like they could
be completely average. Or de
cent. Who knows?
The Jets and Ravens are in
a similar scenario. We could
see Super Bowl quality teams,
or teams that fizzle out.
Other Super Bowl con
tenders not mentioned: Colts,
Bengals, Packers, Bears, Red
skins, Chargers.
Pretenders: Everyone else.
There you go: opinions on
32 teams.
But with the unpredictabil
ity of the NFL, I'm sure to be
wrong.
And I love it
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Two-faced
Hypocrisy in religion is
alive. Not that it has ever been
dead, of course.
While I believe in God and
consider myself to be a reli
gious person, it's hard to take
advice on how to live life and
pray when pastors (not all,
mind you. Probably not even
most) are engaging in ques
tionable activities.
Actually, questionable is a
bad word. Illegal and com
pletely immoral is more like it.
If you are unsure of what I
am hinting at, I am referring
to pastors taking advantage of
underage boys.
With the addition of At
lanta-based pastor Eddie
Long to the list of those ac
cused of molesting underage
boys, I feel the need to ad
dress the problem.
The list of pastors has
grown as quickly as the list of
celebrity women who would
never go for me (at the top of
the list: Katy Perry) and it's
getting out of hand.
Then again, any number
over one is getting out of
hand.
Religion is a tough topic to
tackle. Having to tackle those
We know it happens: it's
that disturbing wardrobe mal
function that makes everyone
cringe and shudder when we
notice it. As we begin our day
we see the people who wear
clothes that they just should
not wear... AT ALL.
So let me get
One morning while drink
ing my chai tea latte, the only
thing that gets me through the
day, WHAM, I see it! A young
woman, a more robust girl,
had decided to grace the day
in daisy dukes with her deli
cates appearing to be out in
the open. It was like a train
wreck! It just came out of
nowhere, and at those times
you're not sure what to do. So
you do the one thing that
makes the most sense. Look
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religious leaders need confession
who preach about it too,
makes it even more difficult.
Though, now that I think
about it, they likely wouldn't
want me tackling them -- they
go for younger guys.
In response to the allega
tions and the three lawsuits
filed against him, Long, of
course, issued a denial.
"I have devoted my life to
helping others and these false
allegations hurt me deeply,
but my faith is strong and the
truth will emerge," he said.
Thursday, something other
than Long's comments
emerged: pictures of Long in
tight fitting shirts taken in a
mirror that look similar to
those pictures taken by
teenage girls.
After the pictures were re
leased, Long's attorney said
the pictures did not substanti-
No sooner did I look away
then BAM! an older gentle
man, most likely a
jogger, wearing a
sweatshirt. As my
eyes glance down
I noticed the tight
est and smallest
gray jogging
shorts in the
world. Covered in
sweat and expos
ing everything
from his Chew
bacca hairy legs
that were bare
until you reached
the whitest part of
his high thigh.
Then the worst part; all of his
"goods" were bulging from
every seam and opening of
the pants. As he jogged the
shorts bounced in the wind
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ate the claims
Of course they don't. Attor
neys claim their murder
clients are innocent too.
If the photos leaked, they
were obviously sent to some
one from Eddie Long. Why
would Eddie Long send those
type of photos to anyone for
any other reason than to se
duce them?
If someone is taking photos
of themselves in shirts that
look like they belong to some
one much smaller and send
them to underage boys, it's
not going to be just to show
off how muscular they are.
The media has made a big
deal about the abuse in reli
gion, specifically Catholicism
within the past few years, but
it still hasn't seemed to have
stopped.
How can people listen to
and I could feel my eyes beg
ging for mercy.
I walked away, well, more
like ran away,
and as soon as I
felt that I found
salvation it was
quickly crushed.
A young male
wearing sagging
oversized jean
pants walked
past me, and as
he bent over
there it was....
NO BOXERS!
NOTHING!
had finally let
gusted sound
completely appalled; I was
surrounded by fashion idiots!
I didn't wake up this morning
to see peoples' junk!
Usually I'm all about "what-
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ever makes you happy," but
there are some things you just
DON'T do. I'm a bigger girl,
but I don't get up in the morn
ing and start thinking, "Hmm,
I think I'll put on a mini skirt
and a belly shirt." No, I would
scare people away if I did that.
I don't want to embarrass my
self, and I don't want to make
people run away from me.
It's all about having some
dignity for what you are wear
ing. Maybe I'm old fashioned,
and a little, well probably a lot
more modest then some peo
ple, but the thing is there are
just some things you don't
wear. If it doesn't fit and
you're questioning it, don't
wear it! It will make things
easier and less harmful.
out a small dis-
!OI If I II
those who preach about reli
gion and then engage in those
types of activities? I'm not a
perfect person either, so this
isn't a "holier that thou" spiel
- but c'mon.
Enough is enough. The
hypocrisy is practically drip
ping from the rooftops of
churches.
"I have been through
storms and my faith has al
ways sustained me," Long
said.
And while his faith may sus
tain him, hopefully, the law
doesn't.
Better start saying your
prayers, Mr. Long.
That is, of course, if he is
guilty.
And I've already gone
ahead and assumed that he is.
I told you I'm not perfect