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Futurescope: Human embryos successfully cloned (sort of)

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:50:03 -0400

Futurescope: Human embryos successfully cloned (sort of):

A group of researchers in Oregon have successfully cloned human embryos. No, really:

The researchers, at Oregon Health and Science University, took skin cells from a baby with a genetic disease and fused them with donated human eggs to create human embryos that were…

Umbilical cord banks everywhere must be panicking!

whitehouse: A Mother’s Day present from health care reform:...

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:01:37 -0400

whitehouse:

A Mother’s Day present from health care reform: Being a mom will no longer be a pre-existing condition. http://wh.gov/JPY7

Kind of crazy that this was even the case before. Small steps forward.

laughingsquid: Oscillate, Mesmerizing Animation of Increasingly...

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:23:42 -0400

laughingsquid:

Oscillate, Mesmerizing Animation of Increasingly Complex Patterns

Beautiful visuals. I miss having visualizations that represent the music you listen to. Remember how Winamp used to have that? I wish Spotify would make it an option.

Best looking cookies I’ve ever made — still too...

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:56:29 -0400

Best looking cookies I’ve ever made — still too cakey though, need a crunchier outside. Suggestions?

pbsthisdayinhistory: May 2, 1963: The Birmingham Campaign’s...

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:35:37 -0400

pbsthisdayinhistory:

May 2, 1963: The Birmingham Campaign’s Children’s Crusade Begins

On this day in 1963, the Children’s Crusade began as hundreds of students walked out of their classrooms to peacefully protest segregation laws in Birmingham, Alabama. They were met by police officers who were ready to escort them to jail, and later by high pressure fire hoses and police dogs.

It would become a major catalyst for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and usher a new era of freedom and equality in the United States.

Revisit this moment in civil rights history with PBS Black Culture Connection’s Birmingham Campaign collection.

Photo: African American children are attacked by dogs and water cannons during a protest against segregation organized by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth in May 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

Our country has come a long way — but there is still a lot of ground to cover.

Hung out with Klay last night, no big deal. #letsgowarriors

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:34:11 -0400

Hung out with Klay last night, no big deal. #letsgowarriors

Jack jack

Thu, 02 May 2013 02:25:06 -0400

Jack jack

It’s a Sunny Side burger kind of day. (at Roam Artisan...

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:37:06 -0400

It’s a Sunny Side burger kind of day. (at Roam Artisan Burgers)

Dusk in the hills #oakland

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:19:00 -0400

Dusk in the hills #oakland

Nayah Damasen Game 3 of the Warriors v. Nuggets series Friday...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:09:23 -0400

Nayah Damasen

Game 3 of the Warriors v. Nuggets series Friday night was hands down the most electric basketball game I’ve ever been to. We stood for almost all of the fourth quarter and the crowd was incredible — even the quiet Nuggets fan that sat next to us gave the husband a pat on the back on the way out.

It started out in a magnificent way — with 8 year old Nayah Damasen, who sang her little heart out and didn’t seem fazed that she was singing in front of a sold out Oracle Arena.

magicfran: nevver: Maurizio Santucci

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:05:54 -0400

magicfran:

nevver:

Maurizio Santucci

Photo

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:04:45 -0400

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:03:45 -0400

RETURN THE GAYZE: a poem to the black man who called me an arab and told me not to bomb the train like we did in boston

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:37:57 -0400

RETURN THE GAYZE: a poem to the black man who called me an arab and told me not to bomb the train like we did in boston :

returnthegayze:

thank you for your honesty
the way it spilled out of your lips more potent than the stench of vodka in your breath
it has been years since someone has had the bravery to look at me in the face
and tell me what they are actually thinking

you see
i just came from a dance party
what i mean…

Chrome Night Citizen messenger bag. Build quality seems like a...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:49:24 -0400

Chrome Night Citizen messenger bag. Build quality seems like a step above Timbuk2 — it’s just a really handsome bag.

Photo

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:12:30 -0400

different

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:44:06 -0400

People say that when you have kids, your life becomes different. For the past week, I’ve been consistently waking up at 6:54-6:57AM without the aid of an alarm clock. For those that know me, you know that this is remarkably different.

Writing about my pregnancy feels a lot like writing Yelp reviews in San Francisco. Since Yelp was founded here, it often feels like everyone good restaurant has at least 150 reviews and uploaded pictures of all of my favorite things to order. There is nothing for me add. The joke about the tacky decor or the sticky menus has already been made. The ambiance has been addressed, the romantic date factor rated, and the bathroom cleanliness noted. At this point, Yelping becomes a note-to-self, a food diary of sorts. So goes pregnancy blogging. There has yet to be a single experience/question/thought that I’ve googled that hasn’t been autocompleted for me halfway through typing the query and connected with dozens of articles, posts, and links to pregnancy help forums and web MD advice. It’s comforting to know you are not alone, and yet reading through these links can sometimes drive you crazy. So here I am, perhaps not adding anything valuable to the blogosphere, but rather jotting some thoughts down for myself. Notes-to self.

About a month ago we took a short trip to Hawaii. A “babymoon”. Apparently pregnancy means you also make up vocabulary to signify that you are in the know and will potentially be a well informed parent one day. The trip pace was leisurely and relaxing — which means I finished two books and started a third and I caught up on my Pocket (formerly Read It Later) which has replaced my use of Instapaper. I disconnected from work during the trip but I was gadgeted up with my iPhone and Nexus7. At one point, I was reorganizing my iPhone apps, (sorting, deleting, refoldering) — something that I find great pleasure in doing — and I accidentally dragged my Apple Newstand app out of the folder it was in. For anyone who’s an iPhone user, you know that the Newstand app is incredibly annoying because you can’t put it in a folder. It technically acts as a folder of sorts and iOS doesn’t allow for folders within folders. There used to be a glitch with iOS 5 that allowed you to hide the Newstand app. iOS 6 has no such glitch. So now I’m stuck with an unused Newstand app floating around on one of my screens. One bad irreversible move. It’s incredibly annoying. Ugh.

Will I still care about these niggly details of my life after the baby? Most mothers would probably say “no”! But did they care about these niggly details BEFORE they had kids? Probably not. I’m just curious exactly how much I will change.

kateoplis: San Diego Air & Space Museum There is something...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:53:23 -0400

kateoplis:

San Diego Air & Space Museum

There is something about aircraft — wonder mixed with mystery and a good dose of humility.

Oh, hello there! Man, our cats are good looking!

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:37:00 -0400

Oh, hello there! Man, our cats are good looking!

Prettiest song I’ve heard in awhile - - pretty enough that...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:00:26 -0400

Prettiest song I’ve heard in awhile - - pretty enough that I can stomach the drum machine that kicks in after two minutes. #allsongsconsidered