High-priced wool fine, but deadly WASHINGTON (AP) - Anyone who would pay up to $15,000 for a wool shawl that could slip through a wedding ring is being asked to resist the temptation and join an effort to protect Tibetan antelope. While shahtoosh, the "king of wools," spells ultra-chic and ultra-expensive to the world of high fashion, it means death for the three to five Tibetan chiru antelopes that have to be killed to produce one large shawl. Enlisting the aid of supermodel Shalom Harlow, the Washington-based World Wildlife Fund and the Wildlife Conservation Society launched a campaign Thursday to stop use of the illegal luxury fiber sold in Hong Kong, Paris, New York and elsewhere. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561723214-92b> Women reporters win courage awards NEW YORK (AP) - The director of an independent broadcast station destroyed in Kosovo, an Afghan reporter beaten for writing about abuses against women, and a Canadian journalist facing death threats received Courage in Journalism awards on Wednesday. The International Women's Media Foundation honored Aferdita Kelmendi of Kosovo, Sharifa Akhlas of Afghanistan and Kim Bolan of Canada at its 10th annual awards luncheon. Peggy Peterman, who started her journalistic career in 1965 writing for the St. Petersburg Times' "Negro News Page" and fought racism and sexism in the newsroom during a 31-year career, received the Lifetime Achievement Award and a standing ovation. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561721966-432>
