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Celebrating All Mothers, Everywhere (Our Bodies, Ourselves Mother's Day post)
The goal of the Visible Paleo-Earth project is to visualize in true-colors the evolution of Earth surface from paleo-climates to today. We are using paleogeography and paleoclimate reconstructions combined with NASA satellite imagery to generate our best interpretation of the global visual appearance of Earth in the last 750 million years, as seem from space.
Assorted links and commentary from Browneyedgirl65
Chimps Are Self Aware
The finding challenges assumptions about the boundary between humans and non-human animals. -- Not exactly surprising news.
documentary that was made in response to the classism and racism of Supersize Me (I haven't seen this yet, noting it for my own reference too)
Ultra-orthodox Jewish newspaper photoshops Hillary out of history
"Polyamory for Monogamists"
People with disabilities are blending in on reality shows
Medical Justice: Stifling Speech of Patients with a Touch of "Privacy Blackmail"
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING for THE STAGE
Two amusing Doctor Who items
Sci-Fi Ikea Manuals
NRA and Florida gag pediatricians: no more firearm safety advice for parents
The universe's very first black holes might be ever older than the Big Bang itself (emphasis on "might")
The monster compound that could help purify water
The most important defecation-related scientific study ever
19th century mechanical French harp player is absolutely unnerving
Enjoy the sunrise in the company of four planets
Who killed Osama Bin laden? THE POPE!!!
Orphaned Opossum Finds a Happy Home
North Carolina Zoo Welcomes Healthy Ocelot Twins
Wolf-eel Babies Hatch in High Definition
Meet Pequeño, Belfast's Newest Baby Pudu
Meet Caspian, the Eurasian Eagle Owl
Mud Springs Volcano, Nevada
Arctic Sea Ice Maps
Tornado Track in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Floods Spread South along the Mississippi River
Related: Flooding at the Junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Related: Flooding in Wake of Levee Breach
Jupiter's Great Red Spot from Voyager 1
DRB Exclusive Interviews with Writers, Artists, Adventurers
Milky Way from Northern Ireland
Iridescence in a Dandelion Seed Head
Tuckaleechee Caverns
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains
Kinetic Steam Works
Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building
Links and commentary from Browneyedgirl65, particularly terrorism and politics in this one (including Why 60 Percent of Young People Support Torture)
And more
5 Shocking Ways You Overestimate Yourself
9 Absurd Movie Premises That Actually Happened
10 eco-friendly places to stay in the U.S.
10 tips for starting an edible container garden
6 Medication Side Effects Straight Out of a Horror Movie
The Wheaton and Other Unusual Units of Measurement
The Scariest Dollhouses We've Ever Seen
Airigami!
LibriVox: 1000s of Free, Crowdsourced Audiobooks
The Late Movies: Fun with Slow Motion
Biological Warfare in the American Revolution?
The Late Movies: Inventors
UK: The secret life of librariesThey have always had a dusty image - and never more so than now - but libraries are at the heart of our communities. With the axe about to fall, Bella Bathurst reveals just what we're about to lose
Molecules with Silly
or Unusual Names
Making a Study of Film Titles
7 Geeky Flowcharts
The Metropol Parasol in Sevilla, Spain, is the largest wooden structure in the world
10 Greatest Geeky Mothers
The 10 Worst Mothers In Geekdom
10 Banned Science Fiction Novels
10 Coolest Science Fiction Planets
10 Fantastic Ways To Recycle Tyres
Spiders are Wonderful (bizarre children's book)
Teenager Carried Friend on His Back for 8 Years
The 8 Best Mothers In The Animal Kingdom
Biting Facts About Braces
History of the Berlin Wall
23 Facts You Might Not Know about The Dukes of Hazzard
Algorithm Connects 9/11 Victims
Incredible Space Pics from Astronaut Twitpic Account
7 of Grimm's Fairy Tales That Would Make Great Movies
The world's newest mineral is also one of the solar system's oldest
Our solar system is wrapped in a mysterious energy ribbon
Knowledge Map
Time Traveling Fictional Pub Crawl
Star Trek Fan Film from 1971
Poor Jane’s Almanac
IAAF address hyperandrogenism issue with new rules
You deserve high-quality abortion care regardless of your gender (Or..."Man in the clinic" Pt. 2!)
Trans men have abortions. Gender-queer people have abortions. Two-spirit people have abortions. People who do not fit into the box of 'woman' have abortions. This is the reality we live in, and the more we pretend otherwise, the more dangerous it is for other people. (all of this also applies to what is generally known as "women's health care", and it's a touchy and serious subject)
Abortion Access in Poland: Setting back the clock on choice
LI serial killer case takes unexpected turn: Calls for amnesty for sex workers
Recently, Al Jazeera featured a piece called, “Right to Life Guatemala“ - a complex and troubling look into women’s reproductive rights in Guatemala. It’s just about 25 minutes long, and if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth a look
Founded in 1973, Ipas is a global nongovernmental organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion. This is about their new project, Because Magazine. Aimed at U.S. readers, this magazine highlights reproductive health and rights around the world and makes a connection between U.S. policy and global health (published twice a year). Available online in PDF format or send us email at because_magazine@ipas.org to be added to the print mailing list.
Mother's Day is the day we celebrate women who brought us into their families, cared for us, and have supported us through our ups and downs.
This is also a great day to celebrate choice. I celebrate the people who chose to be moms, but I also celebrate the people who didn't choose to be moms or become a mom again. I celebrate the women who took on the challenge and those that knew they could not. As About A Girl has said, parenthood is hard work even when it was deeply desired -- imagine how much harder when it wasn't -- and deserves to happen with all the readiness and support it can. Motherhood should be voluntary, freely and happily chosen, not forced.
The Repeat Abortion Patient -- The comments get into the many reasons this may happen. One of the best: "Speaking for only myself: We spend approximately THIRTY YEARS at risk for pregnancy, so I feel like whether you're careless or careful, with great birth control access or none, the math says that over one's lifetime, one or more unplanned pregnancies is really not surprising at all. (Sometimes I think it's miraculous that it isn't even more common than it is.)" -- some people will always be statistical outliers. Some will simply get pregnant more easily. I'm extremely uncomfortable with the idea that number of abortions tells me much of anything about someone except how many abortions they've had.
Stuff You Can Do To Help The State of Abortion in the US
So You're an Abortioneer : The Impact on Your Kids
Outing Yourself to Your Kids: "I'm an Abortioneer!" First Yummy Mummy and Sassy Daddy's Guide to Abortioneering Series!
The goal of the Visible Paleo-Earth project is to visualize in true-colors the evolution of Earth surface from paleo-climates to today. We are using paleogeography and paleoclimate reconstructions combined with NASA satellite imagery to generate our best interpretation of the global visual appearance of Earth in the last 750 million years, as seem from space.
Assorted links and commentary from Browneyedgirl65
Chimps Are Self Aware
The finding challenges assumptions about the boundary between humans and non-human animals. -- Not exactly surprising news.
documentary that was made in response to the classism and racism of Supersize Me (I haven't seen this yet, noting it for my own reference too)
Ultra-orthodox Jewish newspaper photoshops Hillary out of history
"Polyamory for Monogamists"
People with disabilities are blending in on reality shows
Medical Justice: Stifling Speech of Patients with a Touch of "Privacy Blackmail"
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING for THE STAGE
Two amusing Doctor Who items
Sci-Fi Ikea Manuals
NRA and Florida gag pediatricians: no more firearm safety advice for parents
The universe's very first black holes might be ever older than the Big Bang itself (emphasis on "might")
The monster compound that could help purify water
The most important defecation-related scientific study ever
19th century mechanical French harp player is absolutely unnerving
Enjoy the sunrise in the company of four planets
Who killed Osama Bin laden? THE POPE!!!
Orphaned Opossum Finds a Happy Home
North Carolina Zoo Welcomes Healthy Ocelot Twins
Wolf-eel Babies Hatch in High Definition
Meet Pequeño, Belfast's Newest Baby Pudu
Meet Caspian, the Eurasian Eagle Owl
Mud Springs Volcano, Nevada
Arctic Sea Ice Maps
Tornado Track in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Floods Spread South along the Mississippi River
Related: Flooding at the Junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Related: Flooding in Wake of Levee Breach
Jupiter's Great Red Spot from Voyager 1
DRB Exclusive Interviews with Writers, Artists, Adventurers
Milky Way from Northern Ireland
Iridescence in a Dandelion Seed Head
Tuckaleechee Caverns
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains
Kinetic Steam Works
Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building
Links and commentary from Browneyedgirl65, particularly terrorism and politics in this one (including Why 60 Percent of Young People Support Torture)
And more
5 Shocking Ways You Overestimate Yourself
9 Absurd Movie Premises That Actually Happened
10 eco-friendly places to stay in the U.S.
10 tips for starting an edible container garden
6 Medication Side Effects Straight Out of a Horror Movie
The Wheaton and Other Unusual Units of Measurement
The Scariest Dollhouses We've Ever Seen
Airigami!
LibriVox: 1000s of Free, Crowdsourced Audiobooks
The Late Movies: Fun with Slow Motion
Biological Warfare in the American Revolution?
The Late Movies: Inventors
UK: The secret life of librariesThey have always had a dusty image - and never more so than now - but libraries are at the heart of our communities. With the axe about to fall, Bella Bathurst reveals just what we're about to lose
Molecules with Silly
or Unusual Names
Making a Study of Film Titles
7 Geeky Flowcharts
The Metropol Parasol in Sevilla, Spain, is the largest wooden structure in the world
10 Greatest Geeky Mothers
The 10 Worst Mothers In Geekdom
10 Banned Science Fiction Novels
10 Coolest Science Fiction Planets
10 Fantastic Ways To Recycle Tyres
Spiders are Wonderful (bizarre children's book)
Teenager Carried Friend on His Back for 8 Years
The 8 Best Mothers In The Animal Kingdom
Biting Facts About Braces
History of the Berlin Wall
23 Facts You Might Not Know about The Dukes of Hazzard
Algorithm Connects 9/11 Victims
Incredible Space Pics from Astronaut Twitpic Account
7 of Grimm's Fairy Tales That Would Make Great Movies
The world's newest mineral is also one of the solar system's oldest
Our solar system is wrapped in a mysterious energy ribbon
Knowledge Map
Time Traveling Fictional Pub Crawl
Star Trek Fan Film from 1971
Poor Jane’s Almanac
IAAF address hyperandrogenism issue with new rules
You deserve high-quality abortion care regardless of your gender (Or..."Man in the clinic" Pt. 2!)
Trans men have abortions. Gender-queer people have abortions. Two-spirit people have abortions. People who do not fit into the box of 'woman' have abortions. This is the reality we live in, and the more we pretend otherwise, the more dangerous it is for other people. (all of this also applies to what is generally known as "women's health care", and it's a touchy and serious subject)
Abortion Access in Poland: Setting back the clock on choice
LI serial killer case takes unexpected turn: Calls for amnesty for sex workers
Recently, Al Jazeera featured a piece called, “Right to Life Guatemala“ - a complex and troubling look into women’s reproductive rights in Guatemala. It’s just about 25 minutes long, and if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth a look
Founded in 1973, Ipas is a global nongovernmental organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion. This is about their new project, Because Magazine. Aimed at U.S. readers, this magazine highlights reproductive health and rights around the world and makes a connection between U.S. policy and global health (published twice a year). Available online in PDF format or send us email at because_magazine@ipas.org to be added to the print mailing list.
Mother's Day is the day we celebrate women who brought us into their families, cared for us, and have supported us through our ups and downs.
This is also a great day to celebrate choice. I celebrate the people who chose to be moms, but I also celebrate the people who didn't choose to be moms or become a mom again. I celebrate the women who took on the challenge and those that knew they could not. As About A Girl has said, parenthood is hard work even when it was deeply desired -- imagine how much harder when it wasn't -- and deserves to happen with all the readiness and support it can. Motherhood should be voluntary, freely and happily chosen, not forced.
The Repeat Abortion Patient -- The comments get into the many reasons this may happen. One of the best: "Speaking for only myself: We spend approximately THIRTY YEARS at risk for pregnancy, so I feel like whether you're careless or careful, with great birth control access or none, the math says that over one's lifetime, one or more unplanned pregnancies is really not surprising at all. (Sometimes I think it's miraculous that it isn't even more common than it is.)" -- some people will always be statistical outliers. Some will simply get pregnant more easily. I'm extremely uncomfortable with the idea that number of abortions tells me much of anything about someone except how many abortions they've had.
Stuff You Can Do To Help The State of Abortion in the US
So You're an Abortioneer : The Impact on Your Kids
Outing Yourself to Your Kids: "I'm an Abortioneer!" First Yummy Mummy and Sassy Daddy's Guide to Abortioneering Series!