Confirmation of Ronan Keating auditioning for a role in The Hobbit

Oooookay, how come TORn wrote this as if it was complete news?! They already posted about it back in January! And the link of the current article even has the number 2 added at the end... *eyeroll*

Legal whale slaughter - NO!

I've just signed an urgent petition at Avaaz.org to protect whales. Read more below, or click this link to join me in signing:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/whales_under_threat_14/98.php?CLICKTF

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Dear friends,

The International Whaling Commission has just unveiled a proposal to legalize commercial whale hunting for the first time in 24 years.

Countries are now deciding their first responses -- and they're watching public reaction closely. New Zealand called its provisions -- which include a legal quota for hunting endangered fin whales -- "offensive," "unacceptable," and "inflammatory." But other key nations are rumoured to be leaning in support of it. They need to hear from us now.

( Avaaz has launched an urgent petition to show our leaders their people want to protect whales, not hunt, kill, and sell them. )

SOURCES:

"Whaling plan draws anger from green groups" - BBC, 22 April 2010
http://www.avaaz.org/whaling_green_anger

"IWC whaling proposal 'offensive'" - New Zealand Herald, 23 April 2010
http://www.avaaz.org/whales_offensive

Background on the 1986 international moratorium on whaling:
http://www.avaaz.org/international_whaling_moratorium

Read the actual proposal here (PDF format): http://www.avaaz.org/whale_proposal