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Southwest Museum of the American Indian Store Is Closed
Offbeat  (tags: museum, Native Americans, closed, historical )

Lone
- 10 hours ago - latimes.com
The only part of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian regularly open to the public -- the museum store that had weekend hours only -- will close next month when its space is taken over by a conservation project.
Marine Scientists Offer Iconic Gift
Offbeat  (tags: habitat, wildlife, environment, nature, conservation, coolstuff, eco-friendly, animals, endangered, extinction, research, scientists, science, unusual, society )

Bob
- 2 days ago - coa.edu
College of the Atlantic's Adopt-a-Whale program supports the research of its marine mammal laboratory, Allied Whale--work that has captured the imagination of thousands of caring and informed people around the globe, both young and old.
Police Hunting Subway Pervert for X-Rated Gross-Out on G Train
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, pervert, expedition, sicko, police, crime )

Lone
- 2 days ago - nydailynews.com
Cops are searching for a subway pervert who they say exposed and fondled himself in front of an 18-year-old woman in Queens
50 Million Blinds Recalled as Strangulation Hazard
Offbeat  (tags: recall, blinds, strangulation, children, death )

Lone
- 2 days ago - sacbee.com
WASHINGTON -- The government and the window covering industry on Tuesday recalled more than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds because of the risk children may be strangled by the cords
The United States Continues to Steal From Indians
Offbeat  (tags: settlement, rip-offs, Native Americans, government )

Lone
- 2 days ago - startribune.com
A settlement will pay back $3.4 billion of $137 billion owed. And that's just what was documented.
Send a Humane Gift
Offbeat  (tags: gifts, presents, humane, birthdays, anniversaries, occasions, celebrations, generosity )

Beatrice
- 2 days ago - humanegifts.org
At any time of year -- for birthdays, anniversaries, or any special occasion or holiday -- you can show your generosity, love, and compassion with a gift that makes a difference. Give a Humane Gift. Your Humane Gift will help protect pets, wildlife, and
HumanKind, AnimalKind, OneKind
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, OneKind, ethical shopping, animal ingredients, testing on animals, ethical buying )

Beatrice
- 2 days ago - advocatesforanimals.org
When it comes to shopping for a new eyeshadow or foundation do you check to see if it has been tested on animals? Do you read the label to see if the product contains any animal ingredients? What about when you treat yourself to a new purse or wallet, or
Australian Government to Introduce Internet Filter
Offbeat  (tags: Australia, internet, censorship, bizarre, government filter, authoritarian, China )

Little
- 2 days ago - usnews.com
Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work. Adopting a mandatory screening system would make Australia one of the strictest...
I'Ll Have My Lobster Electrocuted, Please
Offbeat  (tags: home chiefs, home cooking, bizarre, lobster killing machine, electrocution )

Simone
- 4 days ago - all-creatures.org
The heart-rending sound that a lobster makes as it is boiled alive puts off many a home chef from preparing the dish for a dinner party. But now anyone can serve up a buttered lobster freshly cooked in their own kitchen, safe in the knowledge that
In Recession, Crime Doesn't Take a Holiday
Offbeat  (tags: holidays, crime, police, interesting, protection )

Lone
- 4 days ago - bostonherald.com
Police and watchdog groups are warning against a surge in holiday crime at malls, on busy streets and in parking lots, fearful that financially desperate crooks will tarnish the gift-buying
 
 
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