Archive for May, 2011
Poverty, Abortion Access, and Heartbreak
Thursday, May 26th, 2011Volunteering with an abortion fund enables me to pride myself on helping women access the abortions they need. Whether it’s helping with or 0, funds do everything we can to fill in the gap between how much an abortion costs and how much a woman can afford to pay. But what happens when the gap [...]
Wall St. Penny Stock – SpeculatingStocks.com Starts Coverage of …
Thursday, May 26th, 2011There are two kinds of stem cells from animals and humans (embryonic and adult stem cells). Embryonic stem cell research has been a hot topic Continue reading here: Wall St. Penny Stock – SpeculatingStocks.com Starts Coverage of … Advance Stem Cell Research
Jesus Returns In Glory?
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011~ ITEM: CBC violates election laws, posts results early ~ THAT AT LEAST WOULD top the last week of news & events.. the playoffs, the William & Kate nuptials, Usama getting promoted to Aitch-Ee-Double-Toothpicks, and then the topsy-turvy Canucki Federal Election, with Smilin’ pro-Taliban RubNTug Jack replacing the “Natural Ruling Party” as official opposition, and riding [...]
Hawaii Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Native Hawaiian Rights
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Art. XII, Sec 7 of Hawaii’s Constitution provides: The State reaffirms and shall protect all rights, customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, cultural and religious purposes and possessed by ahupua’a tenants who are descendants of native Hawaiians who inhabited the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778, subject to the right of the State to regulate such [...]
Elsevier Foundation Calls for 2011 New Scholars Proposals
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011NEW YORK, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – September 1st Deadline for Grants to Promote Gender Equity in STEM The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for the 2011 New Scholars program which targets the attrition of talented women … Link: Elsevier Foundation Calls for 2011 New Scholars Proposals Advance Stem Cell Research
Heaven & Ballots & Stuff
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.” ~ St. John 3.8 ~ ~ ITEM: What about religious freedom at home, Mr. Harper?; Canada’s Conservatives win solid majority; Liberals and Bloc devastated [...]
Egg Donor Chronicle
Monday, May 23rd, 2011I recently made the decision to become an egg donor. One of my friends is a donor, and she convinced me to do it. If you’re curious, keep your eye out for more posts chronicling the process. Why I made this decision: First, I’ve become pregnant before, despite using birth control. My OBGYN called me [...]
California officials nominate new board chairman for stem cell agency
Monday, May 23rd, 2011California Treasurer Bill Lockyer and Gov. Jerry Brown today nominated Jonathan Thomas to succeed Robert Klein as chairman of the Independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee — the governing board — of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, the state’s -billion stem cell research funding agency. Here is the original post: California officials nominate new board chairman [...]
Newsom to Nominate Thomas for Chair of Stem Cell Agency
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to nominate Southern California investor Jonathan Thomas for chair of the California stem cell agency, according to the San Francisco Business Times. Reporter Ron Leuty cited an anonymous source in reporting the move today in his story on the nomination of Thomas by Gov. Jerry Brown and state Treasurer [...]
India’s Information Technology Rules 2011 Has Many Fuming
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011Pic by penn-olson.com Is India following China's lead when it comes to user generated content online? Many will answer yes, following newly released Information Technology Rules 2011. The Economic Times reports that the rules are “…evoking the ire of internet community in India and chiefly from the largest search engine firm Google, which calls the [...]
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