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Here’s What I Don’t Get (Global Statistics)

A lot of ignorant people in politics want to quash gay rights. Hate crimes against gays and lesbians are committed every day. But here are some statistics: 
  1. 5-10% of the world population is gay. 
  2. About 12% of the world does not have safe drinking water.
  3. 13.6% of the world suffering from hunger every day. 
  4. About 16% of the world lives in slums, and the number is expected to rise to 33% by 2030. 
  5. 16.3% of America does not have health insurance.
  6. 20% of the world is illiterate. 
  7. 27% of the world is living on less than $2 a day. 
  8. 46% of children are underweight in India.
  9. About 54% of Africa does not have safe drinking water.
  10. In Africa, over 90% of people infected with AIDS have no treatment. 

Attention politicians of the world: There are bigger issues at stake than your own petty bigotry and hatred. Stop the prejudice. Adapt. And let’s move forward together, united. 

Permalink inothernews: Billy Stinson comforts his daughter, Erin, as they sit on the steps where their cottage once stood in Nags Head, North Carolina. The home, built in 1903 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was destroyed by Hurricane Irene.  (Photo: Getty Images via the New York Post) From tragedy, an amazing work of photojournalism.
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Google’s April Fool’s Day Joke

So apparently, today Google is changing their company name to ‘Topeka’. 

Very funny, Google execs. You sort of almost got me for a second, then I double-checked my calendar and smiled. 

After studying logo and company styles for a year in school, I know the HUGE difference it can make to companies to change their logo from rainbow to silver (yes, I’m talking to you, Mac). There is absolutely NO WAY that Google would randomly decide to make such a huge change. If they were even in talks about it, we’d know months before it happened. 

It’s good to know the company has a sense of humor, though. I’d personally like to think the underlings did this without telling the big execs. Kudos to the nerds on logo design.