A young woman was restrained, force-fed and...

“A young woman was restrained, force-fed and injected with cosmetics in a high street shop window as part of a hard-hitting protest against animal testing. Jacqueline Traide was tortured in front of hundreds of horrified shoppers in a bid to raise awareness and end the practise.

The 24-year-old endured 10 hours of experiments, which included having her hair shaved and irritants squirted in her eyes, as part of a worldwide campaign by Lush

Cosmetics and The Humane Society.

The disturbing stunt took place in Lush’s Regent Street store, one of the UK’s busiest shopping streets.

Jacqueline appeared genuinely terrified as she was pinned down on a bench and had her mouth stretched open with two metal hooks while a man in a white coat force-fed her until she choked and gagged.

The artist was also injected with numerous needles, had her skin braised and lotions and creams smeared across her face.

Passers-by were gobsmacked to see Jacqueline, a social sculpture student at Oxford Brookes University, forced to have a section of her head shaved.

The gruesome spectacle aimed to highlight the cruelty inflicted on animals during cosmetic laboratory tests and raise awareness that animal testing is still a common practise.

The Humane Society International and Lush Cosmetics have joined forces to launch the largest-ever global campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics.

The campaign, launched to coincide with World Week for Animals in Laboratories, is being rolled out simultaneously in over 700 Lush Ltd shops across forty-seven countries including the United States, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Russia.

Lush campaign manager Tamsin Omond said: “The ironic thing is that if it was a beagle in the window and we were doing all these things to it, we’d have the police and RSPCA here in minutes.

“But somewhere in the world, this kind of thing is happening to an animal every few seconds on average.

“The difference is, it’s normally hidden. We need to remind people it is still going on.”

For more information about the campaign, visit www.fightinganimaltesting.com”

I HOPE EVERYONE READS THIS

When he entered the room nobody cracked a sound. Everybody froze when he made his apearence

We saw a lot of awesome cosplayers over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, but this guy looks insane!

I never saw this guy while I was at the convention, but I heard about him, saw this photo when I got back home, and holy crap!

He's a big-ass freakin' dude, and he's insanely ripped! There's nothing CG about this guy... damn I need to get into shape.

Look how he transformed himself:

Interesting Article:

What Is Comic-Con? A Brief History of the Mega-Event

Much like a comic book superhero, the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego is rooted in humble origins before evolving into the massive pop culture gathering it is today. The event started in 1970 as the Golden State Comic-Con, a three-day event held at San Diego’s historic U.S. Grant Hotel. That drew about 300 people.

This year’s convention will attract more than 125,000 comic book, movie and television fans, packing the San Diego Convention Center’s 615,701 square feet of exhibit space. Though there are many significant comic book conventions around the country each year, Comic-Con International is by far the biggest in terms of attendance and the number and diversity of exhibitors.

As comic book movies have become of increasing importance to Hollywood — the big box office of "X-Men" in 2000 is generally considered the turning point — there’s been more and more movie and television involvement in Comic-Con, in turn attracting more and more mainstream media attention and a wider base of potential attendees. Past celebrity appearances have included Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. and Nicolas Cage — this year, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen and even Helen Mirren are expected to make appearances.

Comic-Con was founded by comic strip letterer and artist Shel Dorf, who passed away last November and had organized similar events in Detroit. The convention was first called “San Diego Comic-Con” in 1973, with the first “masquerade” — an enduring, annual Comic-Con parade of fan-made costumes — coming a year later. The current name of “Comic-Con International” came in 1995. The Eisner Awards, essentially the comic book industry’s version of the Oscars, has been held at Comic-Con every year every year since its inception in 1988.

After occupying various hotels for its first 20 years of existence, Comic-Con moved into its current home of the San Diego Convention Center, located near the water in downtown San Diego, in 1991. By 2004, the convention reached its manifest destiny in utilizing the entire convention center space, including the 6,500-person capacity Hall H, which is used for the most popular movie and TV panels.

Until 2006, it was easy to buy admission to Comic-Con on the day you wanted to go. That year, entry was delayed for some on Saturday, traditionally the convention’s most popular day. In 2007, some day passes sold out in advance, with the event completely selling out in 2008. This year, for the third year in a row, tickets were gone months before the event, this time in March.

Grandpa Writes Letter Disowning Daughter After She Disowns Gay Son

Parents disowning their children for coming out is, unfortunately, far too common for 2013. But parents disowning their children for disowning their children for coming out? Not common enough.

Hopefully the practice will catch on now that a letter purporting to be from a "disappointed" grandfather to his "heartless B-word of a daughter" has gone viral.

The letter, which appeared yesterday on the Facebook page of gay-friendly activism-by-apparel brand FCKH8 (previously), was reportedly sent in by a "supporter" of the clothier who provided proof of origin.

In it, the unnamed patriarch scolds his daughter Christine for throwing her son — his grandson — out of the house for being gay (sic throughout):

I'm disappointed in you as a daughter. You're correct that we have a "shame in the family", but mistaken about what it is.

Kicking Chad out of your home simply because he told you he was gay is the real "abomination" here. A parent disowing her child is what goes "against nature".

The only intelligent thing I heard you saying in all this was that "you didn't raise your son to be gay". Of course you didn't. He was born this way and didn't choose it any more than he being left-handed. You however, have made a choice of being hurtful, narrow-minded and backward. So, while we are in the business of [disowning] our children, I think I'll take this moment to say goodbye to you. I now have a fabulous (as the gay put it) grandson to raise, and I don't have time for heartless B-word of a daughter.

[If] you find your heart, give us a call.

-Dad

Though the letter remains unverified, that hasn't stopped thousands from sharing it and expressing their support for Chad and his grandpa.

"It's kinda sweet how he called her 'the b word' instead if a bitch," said one Facebook user. "He respects gays and women."

We've reached out to FCKH8 to see if they could provide us with additional information on the letter's source or the individuals involved and will update with their response.

Luke Montgomery of FCKH8 just emailed us to say the letter was sent in by Chad himself. He adds:

I'm trying to get the teen and his grandpa to come out publicly and do media interviews to spread the word. Right now they are scared and a bit intimidated with all the requests because it seems the kid is not out. I'll forward your contact info to them and work on getting them to speak out because it would be so good for the cause.

What Happens When You Inject A Tick With Hydrogen Peroxide

Not even through my mind had ever been passing this elusive thought...

Well I never thought that this awesome reaction will pop-out(literally pop-out).

You should check it out for yourself.

Prepare to be amazed !!!

Useful Article:

10 Facts about Ticks

Sure, we all know ticks are nuisance but do really know what they are and what they do. Here are 10 facts you probably didn't know about those pesky ticks.

1. Ticks are arachnids. Meaning, they are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than insects.

2. Ticks have four life stages: egg, larva (infant), nymph (immature), and adult (mature).

3. There about 850 tick species, some of which are capable of transmitting diseases such as Lyme disease, Ehrlichia, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

4. Ticks feed on the blood of their host -- humans, birds, reptiles, and wild and domestic mammals.

5. Ticks may appear as a small dark speck on your pet's fur.

6. Tick infestations are more common in dogs than cats.

7. Ticks are generally not born with disease agents. They acquire them during feeding and pass them along onto other animals during subsequent feedings.

8. Pets may contract multiple diseases from a single tick bite.

9. The brown dog tick and the American dog tick are the most common carriers of disease among dogs.

10. Never remove a tick with your bare hand. Instead, using tweezers, grasp the tick close to the skin and pull gently.

Loch Ness monster spotted in Russia!

What I saw the first seconds of the video I couldn't believe what was to be happening.

At the middle of the video, my heart was pumping very hard! I didn't knew what to expect!

But WOW! At the end o the video. WOW! What a sensation I've got :D

You should really check out this video. It's pretty awesome

Interesting Article:

Loch Ness Monster: Facts About Nessie

Though there are dozens, if not hundreds, of lake monsters around the world, one superstar marine denizen outshines them all: Nessie, the beast said to inhabit Scotland's Loch Ness.

Some say it's a myth; others say it's a living dinosaur or even a sea serpent that swam into the lake before it became landlocked. Whether real or fictional, it is what Scotland is best known for around the world (aside from whiskey, bagpipes and kilts).

Some claim that the Loch Ness monster was first reported in A.D. 565, when — according to Catholic legend — St. Columba turned away a giant beast that was threatening a man in the Ness River, which flows into the lake. However tempting it is to suggest that the encounter was a true historical record of the beast's existence, it is only one of many church myths about righteous saints vanquishing Satan in the form of serpents and dragons.

In fact, there are no reports of the beast until less than a century ago. The Loch Ness monster first achieved notoriety in 1933 after a story was published in "The Inverness Courier," a local newspaper, describing not a monstrous head or hump but instead a splashing in the water that was described as appearing to be caused "by two ducks fighting." Some suggested a more monstrous explanation; however it wasn't until the following year that Nessie shot to superstardom with the publication of a famous photograph showing a serpentine head and neck. That image, taken by a London surgeon named Kenneth Wilson, was touted for decades as the best evidence for Nessie — until it was admitted as a hoax decades later. [Countdown: Our 10 Favorite Monsters]

Civic pride

In 2010, archives shed some light on how seriously some locals took the monster. William Fraser, the chief constable of Inverness-shire in the 1930s, wrote a letter to a government official noting that a man from London, Peter Kent, "stated that he was having a special harpoon gun made and that he was to return [to Loch Ness] with some 20 experienced men on August 22 for the purpose of hunting the monster down." Fraser added that he warned Kent not to hunt for the creature, and suggested that some official government protection might be established: "That there is some strange creature in Loch Ness seems now beyond doubt, but that the police have any power to protect it is very doubtful."

Like other reputed lake monsters around the world, those who are convinced that Nessie exists have tried to pass legal measures to protect them. There is of course a strong incentive to protect monsters like Nessie, even if only symbolically: tourism. Loch Ness is by far the main tourist draw in the Scottish highlands. It's a beautiful lake in its own right — as is the town of Inverness on its shores — but tourists come from all over the world hoping for a glimpse of the famous monster.

Though people often speak of Nessie as a solitary animal, if it exists there must, of course, be many of them in the lake — not just one or two but dozens or hundreds. This is because of biological and genetic pressures; there must be a breeding population of them to have survived in the lake.

Elusive beast

Dozens of inconclusive and ambiguous photos, films, and videos have surfaced over the years, but the monster apparently has not. Loch Ness itself has been repeatedly searched for more than 70 years, using everything from miniature submarines to divers. In 2003, a team of researchers sponsored by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) undertook the largest and most comprehensive search of Loch Ness ever conducted. They scoured the lake using 600 separate sonar beams and satellite navigation. One of the lead searchers, Ian Florence, was quoted in a BBC news release: "We went from shoreline to shoreline, top to bottom on this one, we have covered everything in this loch, and we saw no signs of any large animal living in the loch."

The Loch Ness monster story is buoyed by occasional photographs and sightings, though there is no hard evidence of Nessie's existence: no bodies (or even parts of bodies) have been found on the lake bottom or washed ashore.

Though the evidence for Nessie has been contaminated by hoaxing, many sightings are likely honest mistakes and misidentified encounters with birds, swimming deer, seals, waves, or even logs. For every lifelong local who swears he's seen the creature, another dozen insist they've never seen anything unexplainable on the loch — though they're always happy to take hopeful tourists out by the boatload.

Probably the most dangerous place on Earth! How does the bottomless pit where deadly jumps are made

Jacob 's Well , an artesian spring in Wimberley , Texas , still attracts fans thrills , though at least eight people died during a dive .

From the cliff above the water , Jacob 's Well , a natural pool in Wimberley , Texas , seems a bottomless pit . The permanent artesian spring that feeds the Cypress creek, attracts people of all ages who want to swim in nature, surrounded by the beautiful landscape .

Most of those who go to Jacob 's Well are thrilled fans who want to jump, or dive into the pit, which gives the impression that it has no bottom.

"From the rock on which salt water is almost not visible . All you see is a huge hole , an abyss , "said Carl Griffin , amateur photographer who made a series of pictures in the area. " Spring is so clear that it seems that the jump from a great height , although wait, actually three feet above the water ," he adds . The fountain has a diameter of four meters and from bottom to top there are almost 10 meters. From there , it can enter a system of caves, some of the largest in Texas , where the depth reaches 40 meters.

"For those who want to dive, Jacob's Well remains a natural pool fed by a spring gorgeous that everyone can enjoy. Because while ago there had been added some new developments, it was added into a natural reserve, so it will be protected for the next generations to swim here." adds Griffin.

This Baby's Going To Be An Olympics Champion

What do you think of this baby's skills at swimming?

I think he will be the next Michael Phelps if he keeps it up like this. Haha

Just look at him for a seccond:

Interesting Article:

Can my baby go swimming before or after vaccinations?

You can take your baby swimming at any age, both before and after they have been vaccinated. It doesn't matter if they haven't completed their course of vaccinations yet. Some leisure facilities may suggest that babies shouldn't go swimming until they have had all of their jabs. However, this advice probably dates back to when polio was common and people were concerned it could spread in busy places like public swimming pools. However according to the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC), there hasn’t been a case of polio since 1993 when a UK traveller acquired polio in India. The Department of Health recommends that you can take your baby swimming from a very young age. There is no need to wait until they have been vaccinated. Vaccine side effects

Sometimes babies experience side effects after a vaccination. These are generally quite mild and should not prevent you taking your baby swimming. However, babies who are feverish or irritable in the days or weeks after vaccination, may not feel up to swimming for a few days, so you may prefer to wait. Read the answers to more questions about vaccinations.

When are vaccinations given?

Most vaccinations are given during childhood. Some are given more than once to make sure the protection is effective and continues. Vaccinations may be given at different times, depending on when they’re needed. Childhood vaccinations

The recommended timetable for childhood vaccinations is shown below. For more general information, see about vaccinations. At two months old:

diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib): one injection

pneumococcal infections (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [PCV]): one injection

At three months old:

diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib): one injection

meningitis C (meningococcal group C or MenC): one injection

At four months old:

diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib): one injection

pneumococcal infections - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV): one injection

meningitis C (meningococcal group C or MenC): one injection

Between 12 and 13 months old:

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningitis C (Hib/MenC): one injection pneumococcal infections (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [PCV]): one injection measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR): one injection Three years four months old to five years old:

diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio (DTaP/IPV or dTaP/IPV): one injection

measles, mumps and rubella (German measles or MMR): one injection

Around 12-13 years old:

HPV vaccine: three injections for girls only, ideally given over a period of six months, although they can all be given over a period of 12 months

Between 13 to 18 years old:

diphtheria, tetanus and polio (Td/IPV): one injection

Vaccinations for older people

People who are 65 or over also need some vaccinations: flu: (seasonal flu jab), one injection every year pneumococcal infections: (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine [PPV]), one injection (just once) Other vaccinations

Other vaccinations are given in some situations, for example, to: people at risk of complications if they develop the condition healthcare workers who may come into contact with the disease those at increased risk of contracting certain diseases e.g. hepatitis These vaccinations include: chickenpox: for more information, see Who can have the chickenpox vaccination? flu: for more information, see Who should have the seasonal flu vaccination? hepatitis B pneumococcal infections: for more information, see Who should have the pneumococcal vaccine? polio tetanus: for more information, see Do I need a tetanus jab (vaccine) after an accident or injury? tuberculosis (TB): read information about the BCG vaccine to protect against TB When should I get travel vaccinations?

Vaccinations may also be necessary for people travelling to areas where there may be serious diseases, such as typhoid or yellow fever. Some need to be given well in advance so that they can work properly. Read more information and which vaccinations you need for which country and when to get them Vaccinations may also be necessary for people travelling to areas where there may be serious diseases, such as typhoid or yellow fever. For more information, see Which vaccinations do I need to travel abroad? Get a personalised, printable planner of your child's vaccinations, based on their date of birth here. Read the answers to more questions about vaccinations.

How to pluck a chicken in 5 seconds!

Really ? I didn't even thought this is possible!

It's called Homemade Whizbang Chicken Plucker, it can do up to 3 birds at a time, they come out just as clean and feather free as can be (if properly scalded).

It cut the 20+/- minute job of plucking by hand - down to less than 30 seconds (14 in this case).

This did not bruise the meat at all. Just in case you might ask - YES the chickens were already dead when they put them in.

It’s Not Often I’d Support A Mother Begging To End Her Sick Kid’s Treatment. I Am This Time.

Isabella Coomber is only three years-old. She has been fighting cancer for most of her life. When Isabella was only one, doctors discovered she had a brain tumor. She has been battling her cancer as bravely as she can, fighting through surgeries and countless rounds of chemotherapy. Nurses nicknamed Isabella “little lion” because of her fighting spirit.

But now, her family knows she can’t win her fight. Her mother Jolene knows it will be her baby girl’s last Christmas, so she made the heartbreaking decision that doctors didn’t expect. She begged for them to stop treatment.

Jolene knows that her little angel won’t see another Christmas.

So, she decided to stop chemotherapy. Isabella would have one last Christmas and it would be perfect.

She would be able to enjoy it with her family instead of feeling ill.

“She may not have long left so the time we have together is too precious to waste being sick. My little girl deserves some laughter and happiness at Christmas.”

But the one thing that Isabella wants most from Santa is to see her favorite characters at Disneyland Paris.

Because of the expensive hospital bills, her mother simply can’t afford it.

“It will break my heart not to be able to give her what she has asked for when I know this will be her last Christmas with me so I’ve started fundraising to see if it is possible.”

The family is attempting to raise money to fulfill her final wish, but most importantly, they are cherishing time with her.

For years, doctors had been attempting to remove the cancer from the little girl’s body through surgery and chemotherapy.

Tragedy struck last September when the doctors realized that they wouldn’t be able to save Isabella. They believed she only has months to live. They initially suggested extra chemotherapy to prolong her life, but that’s when Jolene made a brave decision for her little girl. No matter how much she wants to cling on to her baby girl, she is going to let her final days be blissful… not torturous. So she isn’t going to undergo treatment. Isabella will spend time with her mother, grandmother and two sisters, Rebecca and Sophia.

All the while, Jolene and her family will try to help Isabella be happy. If you’d like to help Isabella see Disneyland in her final days, please visit their GoFundMe campaign and donate. We hope this little angel’s dreams come true.

What This Guy Came Home To Is My Worst Nightmare. Seriously, Get Me Out Of Here.

Redditor underdog106 had been noticing bees flying around his apartment for a few weeks before finding the cause. When looking through the attic he found a massive bee hive, a full on colony of the little honey producing guys. He then did what anyone would do in that situation, he called in a bee expert to come and remove the hive.

What happened next was an insane stroke of bad luck. Literally a few hours before the bee keeper was scheduled to arrive the hive dislodged and fell through the attic floor, crashing down into a bathroom below and leaving a whole lotta mess!

When ‘underdog’ came home he grabbed his camera and documented everything that was to happen next:

Came home to this! – The bee keeper was scheduled to come today at 5pm. It was a very warm day in Columbia, SC. The bee hive was heavy and the structure detached and fell through the ceiling. It turns out the old owners of the house used 1/4 inch sheet rock for the ceiling in the bathroom. Which is absurd and ridiculous. Jerry (the bee keeper) came as soon as he could, and he drove an entire hour to get here. The hive fell 3 hours before he was supposed to come today. What are the odds? Seriously. What are the odds!

Most of the hive fell. As you can see. But we were still able to save around 12,000 out of the estimated 30,000 bee hive.

Jerry arrived from Newberry as fast as he could! This guy is awesome.

The first “selfie” I have ever taken. And the last.

Lighting the smoker.

I got to suit up.

This is the box we were hoping to use.

Welcome to the bees. You should know, they fell through the ceiling three hours before the bee keepers arrival.

So much honey, so many bees.

First load of comb.

The floor is covered in honey.

What is left in the attic.

My kitchen knife was a great tool to cut it all out.

This picture just has bad-ass written all over it. He is also showing me a drone.

More of the attic.

Filling it right up.

That is a clean as it gets today!

Hopefully the rest here and the rest that come back from gathering pollen will swarm outside and not in.

The aftermath.

More Aftermath.

The bees are so full of sugar now they are docile.

View from the attic now.

View from the attic. Bees are still everywhere.

More Aftermath.

Eating the honey from the box that got on the ground.

The landlord is not afraid either. Tough lady.

Some of the honeycomb I saved. (A lot was crushed. Imagine a very heavy honey water balloon).

All I can say is good thing no one was sitting on that toilet when the hive came crashing through the ceiling.