Friday, May 5, 2017
White House Fires Chief Usher
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/05/white-house-fires-its-chief-usher-the-first-woman-in-that-job/?utm_term=.8d8374340f4e&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1
Schoolhouse Rock: America - I'm Just a Bill Music Video
From CNN -
“CNN Tonight” host Don Lemon said President Donald Trump took a “victory lap” with a big ceremony at the White House in celebration of the House passing its health care bill on Thursday.
“Is he celebrating a little prematurely?” Lemon asked senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta.
“They might want to call up ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ on YouTube,” Acosta suggested. “Holding a victory party in the Rose Garden of the White House after something passes in the House, that might be a bit premature.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cnn-trump-schoolhouse-rock_us_590bf518e4b0d5d9049b277f?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Kudos to Mutombo
An excerpt from the Undefeated -
Dikembe Mutombo receives humanitarian award from Harvard Medical School
The NBA All-Star was recognized for his international public health efforts
BY MAYA A. JONES
Mutombo, a global ambassador who has worked closely with several international organizations to help better communities around the world, was recognized for his philanthropic work and establishing the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital in his homeland, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The hospital, which has been operating since 2007, is one of the few in the area that offers services to patients with chronic illnesses and diseases such as cancer and sickle-cell anemia.
https://theundefeated.com/features/dikembe-mutombo-humanitarian-award-harvard-medical-school/
Dikembe Mutombo receives humanitarian award from Harvard Medical School
The NBA All-Star was recognized for his international public health efforts
BY MAYA A. JONES
Mutombo, a global ambassador who has worked closely with several international organizations to help better communities around the world, was recognized for his philanthropic work and establishing the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital in his homeland, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The hospital, which has been operating since 2007, is one of the few in the area that offers services to patients with chronic illnesses and diseases such as cancer and sickle-cell anemia.
https://theundefeated.com/features/dikembe-mutombo-humanitarian-award-harvard-medical-school/
What Does It Say?
An excerpt from USA Today - (Bold is mine)
An unsigned Colin Kaepernick is a bad sign for NFL
Christine Brennan
What does it say about the NFL, and about us, when at least a half-dozen men who have been accused of physical or sexual assault have been welcomed into the NFL over the past week, while Colin Kaepernick still has not?
Is it worse to be known for not standing for the national anthem than for being accused of hitting or assaulting someone? Is Kaepernick a less desirable member of an NFL team or community than, say, Oakland Raiders first-round draft pick Gareon Conley, who is being investigated by the Cleveland police on a rape allegation, or Cincinnati Bengals second-round pick Joe Mixon, who was caught on videotape knocking out a woman with a devastating punch?
As of now, it appears the answer is yes. At the moment, Conley and Mixon have more of a foot in the door in the NFL than does Kaepernick, the 29-year-old, six-year veteran who took the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl during the 2012 season.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2017/05/03/colin-kaepernick-free-agent-nfl-quarterback-national-anthem/101259582/
An unsigned Colin Kaepernick is a bad sign for NFL
Christine Brennan
What does it say about the NFL, and about us, when at least a half-dozen men who have been accused of physical or sexual assault have been welcomed into the NFL over the past week, while Colin Kaepernick still has not?
Is it worse to be known for not standing for the national anthem than for being accused of hitting or assaulting someone? Is Kaepernick a less desirable member of an NFL team or community than, say, Oakland Raiders first-round draft pick Gareon Conley, who is being investigated by the Cleveland police on a rape allegation, or Cincinnati Bengals second-round pick Joe Mixon, who was caught on videotape knocking out a woman with a devastating punch?
As of now, it appears the answer is yes. At the moment, Conley and Mixon have more of a foot in the door in the NFL than does Kaepernick, the 29-year-old, six-year veteran who took the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl during the 2012 season.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2017/05/03/colin-kaepernick-free-agent-nfl-quarterback-national-anthem/101259582/
French Presidential Candidate is 24 Years Younger Than His Wife
From the Washington Post -
Emmanuel Macron is 39 and his wife is 64. French women say it’s about time.
By Mary Jordan
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron, the front-runner in Sunday’s French presidential election, shares something with President Trump: a 24-year age gap with his wife. The difference is that Macron’s wife is the older one.
That cliche-busting fact — a candidate young enough to be his wife’s son, rather than old enough to be her father — is a little social “revenge” that delights many French women, including Martine Bergossi.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-women-see-revenge-in-macrons-marriage-to-an-older-woman/2017/05/03/3b21fc1a-2f47-11e7-9dec-764dc781686f_story.html?utm_term=.ec34ac100463&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Emmanuel Macron is 39 and his wife is 64. French women say it’s about time.
By Mary Jordan
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron, the front-runner in Sunday’s French presidential election, shares something with President Trump: a 24-year age gap with his wife. The difference is that Macron’s wife is the older one.
That cliche-busting fact — a candidate young enough to be his wife’s son, rather than old enough to be her father — is a little social “revenge” that delights many French women, including Martine Bergossi.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-women-see-revenge-in-macrons-marriage-to-an-older-woman/2017/05/03/3b21fc1a-2f47-11e7-9dec-764dc781686f_story.html?utm_term=.ec34ac100463&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Synthetic Cadavers
From Atlas Obscura -
A Visit to the Synthetic Cadaver Factory
Florida’s SynDaver Labs makes extraordinarily advanced anatomical models.
BY ERIC GRUNDHAUSER
Inside this otherwise unassuming facility, workers are creating what may be the world’s most advanced surgical and anatomical models out of little more than salt and water. Fully synthetic corpses like these, complete with skin, muscle, organs, and bone, might one day eliminate our need to test many new technologies on humans or animals.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/syndaver-labs-synthetic-cadavers-tour
A Visit to the Synthetic Cadaver Factory
Florida’s SynDaver Labs makes extraordinarily advanced anatomical models.
BY ERIC GRUNDHAUSER
Inside this otherwise unassuming facility, workers are creating what may be the world’s most advanced surgical and anatomical models out of little more than salt and water. Fully synthetic corpses like these, complete with skin, muscle, organs, and bone, might one day eliminate our need to test many new technologies on humans or animals.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/syndaver-labs-synthetic-cadavers-tour
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Smart Girl
From the Huffington Post -
This Teen Took Her Harvard Acceptance Letter To Prom Instead Of A Date
Because who even needs boys?
By Jenavieve Hatch
Priscilla Samey found herself without a date to her high school’s prom on Saturday night, so the Minnesota-based teen did what any reasonable woman would do ― she took her Harvard University acceptance letter as her date instead.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-teen-took-her-harvard-acceptance-letter-to-prom-instead-of-a-date_us_5908824ee4b0bb2d08717ee4
This Teen Took Her Harvard Acceptance Letter To Prom Instead Of A Date
Because who even needs boys?
By Jenavieve Hatch
Priscilla Samey found herself without a date to her high school’s prom on Saturday night, so the Minnesota-based teen did what any reasonable woman would do ― she took her Harvard University acceptance letter as her date instead.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-teen-took-her-harvard-acceptance-letter-to-prom-instead-of-a-date_us_5908824ee4b0bb2d08717ee4
After the Backlash
From the Huffington Post -
Netflix’s ‘Dear White People’ Earns A Rare 100 Percent On Rotten Tomatoes
Stay mad, racist critics.
By Taryn Finley
After backlash from mainly white critics, “Dear White People” is getting the last laugh.
The Netflix original series, which is about the role race plays at a fictional Ivy League school earned a coveted 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, as of Tuesday afternoon.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-white-people-rotten-tomatoes_us_5908e203e4b02655f8418848?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Netflix’s ‘Dear White People’ Earns A Rare 100 Percent On Rotten Tomatoes
Stay mad, racist critics.
By Taryn Finley
After backlash from mainly white critics, “Dear White People” is getting the last laugh.
The Netflix original series, which is about the role race plays at a fictional Ivy League school earned a coveted 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, as of Tuesday afternoon.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-white-people-rotten-tomatoes_us_5908e203e4b02655f8418848?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
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