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tytusjaneta: Marc Riboud Forbidden City, Beijing, China, 1957
Marc Riboud
Forbidden City, Beijing, China, 1957
Thelonius Monk, Round About Midnight
Thelonius Monk, Round About Midnight
"For us, living is a series of adaptations, which is to say, an education in oblivion."
"For us, living is a series of adaptations, which is to say, an education in oblivion."...Photo
Connecticut Approves Labeling Genetically Modified Foods
Connecticut Approves Labeling Genetically Modified Foods: The law would not take effect unless four...light stripe by Several seconds on Flickr.
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kevintrageser: Chinatown, NYC
Chinatown, NYC
What is "the City"? (via 22 Maps That Show The...
What is "the City"?
(via 22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America - Business Insider)
nativnuance: Bloomberg doesn't report from the...
Bloomberg doesn't report from the Rez: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-17/non-white-u-s-births-become-the-majority-for-first-time.html
Cartoon: http://www.mattbors.com/blog/2012/05/23/white-babies-outnumbered/
cytoplasmicmembrane: Letharia vulpina, commonly known as...
Letharia vulpina, commonly known as the wolf lichen (although the species name vulpina, from vulpine relates to the fox), is a fruticose lichenized species of fungus in the family Parmeliaceae. It is bright yellow-green, shrubby and highly branched, and grows on the bark of living and dead conifers in parts of western and continental Europe, the Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains of Western North America. This species is somewhat toxic to mammals due to the yellow pigment vulpinic acid, and has been used historically as a poison for wolves and foxes. It has also been used traditionally by many native North American ethnic groups as a pigment source for dyes and paints…
"It's not my fault that they can't figure out that eating shrimp or the clothes that every single one..."
"It's not my fault that they can't figure out that eating shrimp or the clothes that every...liberalsarecool: Fighting make-believe is the GOP way.
Fighting make-believe is the GOP way.
bebinn: How To Identify Crisis Pregnancy Centers Crisis...
How To Identify Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Crisis pregnancy centers, or pregnancy resource centers, disguise themselves as medical facilities, but usually have no licensed doctors, nurses or counselors. They often appear under "Abortion Alternatives," and may have names similar to abortion clinics nearby in order to confuse patients into entering their buildings instead of the real clinics.
Once you enter a CPC, their mission is to prevent you from getting an abortion at any cost. They will use misleading language, delay tactics, emotional manipulation, intimidation, and outright lies to either persuade you against abortion or to make you miss your appointment. The worst part? It's all completely legal and funded by federal dollars.
CPCs do their best to appear as legitimate abortion clinics, so how can you tell which is which? Here is a list of red flags for CPCs:
- The words "crisis" or "resource" appear in the center's name
- Their ads use language like "Pregnant & Scared?"
- They offer free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds
- When asked if they provide abortions or contraception, they will not give a direct answer
- The waiting room has biased pamphlets, sometimes with graphic pictures labeled as abortions
- They attempt to make you feel guilty about considering abortion
- They offer baby items, such as diapers and formula
- They downplay the effectiveness of contraception and emphasize abstinence
- They emphasize the dangers of abortion (Fact: fewer than 0.3% of patients experience complications requiring hospitalization)
- They discuss the false connections between abortion and breast cancer, infertility, or mental illness, often referred to as post-abortion stress syndrome
- Regardless of how you talk about the pregnancy, they refer to "your baby," the "preborn child," "post-abortive women," and say that you are "already a mother."
Crisis Pregnancy Centers: An Affront to Choice
A list of licensed abortion clinics in the United States can be found on the Abortion Assistance Blog.
Yoriko Youda
Yoriko Youda
Three Martini A Day Help Keep The Doctor Away Hmm, this seems...
Three Martini A Day Help Keep The Doctor Away
Hmm, this seems to counter the advice of both Dorothy Parker and Christopher Hitchens.
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