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Time since the town of Hamburg, NY, which purports to be the birthplace of the American-style Hamburger, was offered $15,000 worth of non-meat vegetable patties by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in exchange for the town renaming itself “Veggieburg?...
...citywide celebration of Elizabeth's return. She did not attend but sent along an autographed poster with the message "I'm the luckiest girl in the world!" It was a moment for laughter and celebration. There would be a lifetime for seeking answers. --Reported by Pat Dawson and Peta Owens-Liston/Salt Lake City, Jill Underwood/San Diego and Andrea Sachs/New York
Time it took for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals) to issue an official condemnation of Palestinian suicide bombings following a Jan. 26 bombing that used a donkey to transport a bomb into a crowded marketplace...
...mute partners with a phobia for physical contact, only a gray-haired fiftysomething called Katrina manages to loosen my collar a little. Katrina's friskiness doesn't make up for the fact that I have not received a single calling card. So I consult in-house flirting guru Peta Heskell. "Some men relentlessly assault themselves with negative feelings," she tells me. "The key is getting rid of the voices in your head." Final score: zero cards, two e-mail addresses - and those voices in my head ringing even louder. For this speed dater, what's billed as a new hope...
...with the younger generation. According to a new study from market researchers at Teenage Research Unlimited, one in four teens now considers vegetarianism "cool." The study indicates a rise in vegetarianism in the teen population, particularly among girls. While some grown-ups, including those at animal-rights group PETA, are delighted by the trend, others - including those who work for beef production and marketing companies - are understandably miffed. Their goal now: come up with innovative ways to win back young salad-eaters...