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Apr. 23rd, 2010 11:00 pmMore on the fundraising for Jeanne Robinson, since it has now showed up on boingboing
Interesting digital copyright news out of India
The Muppets have been nominated for a webby!
British Airways leaves stranded passengers all over world, jacks up prices on tickets home
Green Detroit: Why the City Is Ground Zero for the Sustainability Movement
Ignore the mainstream media. Detroit is not about architectural ruins. The people are re-imagining their city in fresh and courageous ways and there is a lot to learn from them. -- A more hopeful perspective on Detroit than is normally offered.
10 Worst Abortion Myths–and How to Refute Them
2 Mines Show How Safety Practices Vary Widely
At midnight on May 15, an estimated one-fifth to one-quarter of some 1.6 million charities, trade associations and membership groups will lose their tax exemptions, thanks to a provision buried in a 2006 federal bill aimed at pension reform.
The I.R.S. would rather not revoke exemptions, either, and it has made a Herculean effort to let organizations at risk know it. For example, in 2007, it sent 665,000 letters to nonprofit groups that fell below the $25,000 threshold and those above that level that had not filed.
Dr. Oz: More sex equals healthy America -- Not usually hugely fond of him, but this is amusing and accurate.
Pope's address to Italian Pharmacists -- shockingly, he'd like them not to fill prescriptions for contraception.
Racialicious writes Some Basic Racist Ideas and some Rebuttals, & Why We Exist
Candidate Accused of Faking Bisexuality -- How very bizarre. I'm really not sure what to make of the whole thing; it seems like a weird mix of biphobia and another candidate who's also good on LGBT issues throwing the accusations, and just... weird.
The authors and editor of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves would greatly appreciate your thoughts on living as a transgender or gender-variant person. The experiences of parents and partners are also very valuable. Quotes gathered in this anonymous survey will be used throughout the book to highlight real life stories.
How Accessible Are IUDs?
New Blueprint to Guide the Provision of Comprehensive Care to Gay Men and other MSM in Latin America and the Caribbean Available
Sex history queries should be sensitive -- A good article on ways of handling medical history questions in a manner that avoids assumptions. This is a lot of what we work on when we're evaluating the residents who come through the patient-instructing program; they're the only group that does a full medical history role-play.
This is Spinal Tape -- Cute.
Google highlights fair use defense to YouTube takedowns -- it's a step forward, at least.
Toronto subway etiquette posters -- We could use some of these around here.
Outrageous: Ohio Republicans Tell Female Representative to Get “Back in the Kitchen” -- Wow. That's all kinds of classy.
Northern Lights seen above Iceland's ash plumePlay Slideshow Pause Slow Med Fast Photo Gallery
Death of 'Caveman' ends an era in Idaho
Richard Zimmerman, known to all as Dugout Dick, succumbs at 94
Known as the "Salmon River Caveman," Richard Zimmerman lived an essentially 19th century lifestyle, a digital-age anachronism who never owned a telephone or a television and lived almost entirely off the land.
Support the Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010
The Pill 50 Years Later – and the Fight for Coverage Continues
15 Unintentionally Perverted Toys for Children
It needs to said, and it needs to be repeated--the first president to be murdered in this country's history was murdered by a white supremacist. We have to say this. It's not enough to think about what white racism costs black people, we have to think about what white racism costs white people. In this case, it costs them one of the wisest statesmen this country has ever produced, and led to the elevation of Andrew Johnson, a man routinely reviled as one of the worst presidents in history.
Were 'governmentwatcher' posts made by same user as 'lawmiss'? -- local politics. Relatedly: Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold is removed from the Anthony Sowell murder trial
Psychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in study
Holding My Boyfriend's Hand: On Becoming Invisible Again
Young Mad Scientist Alphabet Blocks in Boing Boing Bazaar -- WANT!
Survey: Librarians get frisky in stacks -- *snort* Oh, you don't say! Librarians are some of the "friskiest" people I know!
Mr. Bean as Doctor Who -- Haven't seen it yet; can't wait!
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered something odd about a distant planet -- it lacks methane, an ingredient common to many of the planets in our solar system.
Humans and neanderthals: Getting it on, after all?
Gorney is doing something here that almost no one ever does: she is putting her finger down right on the center of why approaching scientific questions is hard, and confusing, and makes even the most intellectual and scientifically minded of us wish for straightforwardness, for simplicity, for unambiguous answers. She isn’t just writing about estrogen and HRT (though she wrote an extremely informative, detailed, and thoughtful article about that), she’s writing about how we make theoretically scientific decisions “in the modern era, what with litigation-jumpy physicians, the researchers’ candid “We just don’t know” and the bottomless learn-it-yourself maw of the Internet” -- A reaction to the estrogen article I posted about the other day.
Antimatter Triggers Largest Explosion Ever Recorded in Universe
Internet Apocalypse -- excellent fandom humor on Metaquotes
Cleveland area Gardening Information resources
Emergency Contraception: Dispelling Media Myths and Misperceptions
A New Generation of Abortion Rights Activists
An Open Letter to the Iraqi People, From Soldiers in the Unit Depicted in the WikiLeaks Video -- Very moving.
Real Change or Changing Rhetoric? Monitoring the Shift in US Drug Policy
Time, Water Running Out for America's Biggest Aquifer
Iranian actress appeals against UK Home Office deportation decision
An openly-gay actress from Iran is campaigning against the Home Office's decision to refuse her asylum, this week, because she will face execution in her homeland.
( Transcending Boundaries conference open for registration )
Interesting digital copyright news out of India
The Muppets have been nominated for a webby!
British Airways leaves stranded passengers all over world, jacks up prices on tickets home
Green Detroit: Why the City Is Ground Zero for the Sustainability Movement
Ignore the mainstream media. Detroit is not about architectural ruins. The people are re-imagining their city in fresh and courageous ways and there is a lot to learn from them. -- A more hopeful perspective on Detroit than is normally offered.
10 Worst Abortion Myths–and How to Refute Them
2 Mines Show How Safety Practices Vary Widely
At midnight on May 15, an estimated one-fifth to one-quarter of some 1.6 million charities, trade associations and membership groups will lose their tax exemptions, thanks to a provision buried in a 2006 federal bill aimed at pension reform.
The I.R.S. would rather not revoke exemptions, either, and it has made a Herculean effort to let organizations at risk know it. For example, in 2007, it sent 665,000 letters to nonprofit groups that fell below the $25,000 threshold and those above that level that had not filed.
Dr. Oz: More sex equals healthy America -- Not usually hugely fond of him, but this is amusing and accurate.
Pope's address to Italian Pharmacists -- shockingly, he'd like them not to fill prescriptions for contraception.
Racialicious writes Some Basic Racist Ideas and some Rebuttals, & Why We Exist
Candidate Accused of Faking Bisexuality -- How very bizarre. I'm really not sure what to make of the whole thing; it seems like a weird mix of biphobia and another candidate who's also good on LGBT issues throwing the accusations, and just... weird.
The authors and editor of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves would greatly appreciate your thoughts on living as a transgender or gender-variant person. The experiences of parents and partners are also very valuable. Quotes gathered in this anonymous survey will be used throughout the book to highlight real life stories.
How Accessible Are IUDs?
New Blueprint to Guide the Provision of Comprehensive Care to Gay Men and other MSM in Latin America and the Caribbean Available
Sex history queries should be sensitive -- A good article on ways of handling medical history questions in a manner that avoids assumptions. This is a lot of what we work on when we're evaluating the residents who come through the patient-instructing program; they're the only group that does a full medical history role-play.
This is Spinal Tape -- Cute.
Google highlights fair use defense to YouTube takedowns -- it's a step forward, at least.
Toronto subway etiquette posters -- We could use some of these around here.
Outrageous: Ohio Republicans Tell Female Representative to Get “Back in the Kitchen” -- Wow. That's all kinds of classy.
Northern Lights seen above Iceland's ash plumePlay Slideshow Pause Slow Med Fast Photo Gallery
Death of 'Caveman' ends an era in Idaho
Richard Zimmerman, known to all as Dugout Dick, succumbs at 94
Known as the "Salmon River Caveman," Richard Zimmerman lived an essentially 19th century lifestyle, a digital-age anachronism who never owned a telephone or a television and lived almost entirely off the land.
Support the Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010
The Pill 50 Years Later – and the Fight for Coverage Continues
15 Unintentionally Perverted Toys for Children
It needs to said, and it needs to be repeated--the first president to be murdered in this country's history was murdered by a white supremacist. We have to say this. It's not enough to think about what white racism costs black people, we have to think about what white racism costs white people. In this case, it costs them one of the wisest statesmen this country has ever produced, and led to the elevation of Andrew Johnson, a man routinely reviled as one of the worst presidents in history.
Were 'governmentwatcher' posts made by same user as 'lawmiss'? -- local politics. Relatedly: Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold is removed from the Anthony Sowell murder trial
Psychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in study
Holding My Boyfriend's Hand: On Becoming Invisible Again
Young Mad Scientist Alphabet Blocks in Boing Boing Bazaar -- WANT!
Survey: Librarians get frisky in stacks -- *snort* Oh, you don't say! Librarians are some of the "friskiest" people I know!
Mr. Bean as Doctor Who -- Haven't seen it yet; can't wait!
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered something odd about a distant planet -- it lacks methane, an ingredient common to many of the planets in our solar system.
Humans and neanderthals: Getting it on, after all?
Gorney is doing something here that almost no one ever does: she is putting her finger down right on the center of why approaching scientific questions is hard, and confusing, and makes even the most intellectual and scientifically minded of us wish for straightforwardness, for simplicity, for unambiguous answers. She isn’t just writing about estrogen and HRT (though she wrote an extremely informative, detailed, and thoughtful article about that), she’s writing about how we make theoretically scientific decisions “in the modern era, what with litigation-jumpy physicians, the researchers’ candid “We just don’t know” and the bottomless learn-it-yourself maw of the Internet” -- A reaction to the estrogen article I posted about the other day.
Antimatter Triggers Largest Explosion Ever Recorded in Universe
Internet Apocalypse -- excellent fandom humor on Metaquotes
Cleveland area Gardening Information resources
Emergency Contraception: Dispelling Media Myths and Misperceptions
A New Generation of Abortion Rights Activists
An Open Letter to the Iraqi People, From Soldiers in the Unit Depicted in the WikiLeaks Video -- Very moving.
Real Change or Changing Rhetoric? Monitoring the Shift in US Drug Policy
Time, Water Running Out for America's Biggest Aquifer
Iranian actress appeals against UK Home Office deportation decision
An openly-gay actress from Iran is campaigning against the Home Office's decision to refuse her asylum, this week, because she will face execution in her homeland.
( Transcending Boundaries conference open for registration )
