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| Bill Clinton: Poster Child for Plant-Based Diet Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:49 PM PDT by Claudine Zap  Bill Clinton, once famous for his larger-than-life appetite, is now the poster child for a vegan lifestyle. Back in the 1990s, the politician was known -- and even mocked -- for his fast-food cravings. In a "Saturday Night Live" skit, the late Phil Hartman, playing Clinton, is shown jogging three blocks to McDonald's to mix it up with the people -- and sample all of their lunches. See the hilarious sketch here. But Bill is no longer a burger lover: After a quadruple bypass in 2004 and two stents inserted last year to open up veins from the surgery, the former president changed his ways. As Clinton discussed with Yahoo! News last year, he is now vegan. See the interview here. Clinton first dropped red meat to shed weight for his daughter Chelsea's wedding. The president referenced a study that people with heart disease who switched their eating habits eventually saw their bodies healed. The elder statesman, who celebrates his 65th birthday on Friday, told Yahoo! News that his inspiration is being around to enjoy his future grandchildren. The lean leader's new diet is made up mainly of plants, vegetables, and beans. As he revealed to Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN earlier this week, he stays away from dairy, meat, and fish, and instead chooses to consume a plant-based diet. Still, the former president has his weaknesses. As he told Dr. Gupta, at Thanksgiving he allows himself "one bite of turkey."
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| Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT by Mike Krumboltz  Companies like to push the envelope with their ads. Sometimes the gamble works, sometimes it doesn't, and sometimes, like in the case of Nivea, the whole thing turns into a fiasco. Nivea, a company that specializes in skin-care products, recently released a print ad that it has since pulled. How to best describe the ad? It shows an African American man preparing to toss a decapitated head (his own?) with an afro-style haircut. The ad copy reads: "Re-Civilize Yourself." The underlying message seems to be that afros are not civilized. Almost immediately, the ad was met with outrage. The Los Angeles Times reported that Facebook users began "posting photos of themselves with Afros on Nivea's wall, saying things such as: 'I wear my hair natural and I just graduated with my doctorate! So who needs to be re-civilized?? Nivea no longer welcomed in my household.'" Nivea has since taken down the ad and issued an apology via Facebook. "Thank you for caring enough to give us your feedback about the recent 'Re-civilized' Nivea for Men ad. This ad was inappropriate and offensive. It was never our intention to offend anyone, and for this we are deeply sorry. This ad will never be used again. Diversity and equal opportunity are crucial values of our company." While the ad has since been pulled, the massive interest in the controversy it created continues full steam ahead. Over the past 24 hours, Web searches for "Nivea recivilize yourself" surged 629%. "Nivea racist ad" spiked 140%. They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but the fallout over this might prove otherwise.
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