Diary of terminally ill woman who chose euthanasia | Life and style | The Guardian
Incredible story. After watching my mother die by inches from melanoma, I'll never understand why euthanasia isn't legal everywhere.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Diary of terminally ill woman who chose euthanasia
Prostitutes of Old Japan (photos)
Okinawa Soba's slideshow on Flickr
Gorgeous pictures, unhappy faces.
Dinosaurs helped build the pyramids, school director says
MaltaToday
Cool. I love finding things like this.
The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All-Time
The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All-Time | Cracked.com
It's actually a great article :-)
Friday, August 22, 2008
Athlete Without Compelling Personal Drama Expelled from Olympics - Yahoo! News
Athlete Without Compelling Personal Drama Expelled from Olympics - Yahoo! News
The best part about it is that it's Yahoo news, and not The Onion.
Does the President pee biblically?
Ship of Fools: FruitTube
Wow. I'm not sure what to say, except that theoretically he has people who LISTEN to him. Ugh.
New Federal Regulation to Consider Birth Control Pills an Abortion - Health & Fitness - InfoNIAC
New Federal Regulation to Consider Birth Control Pills an Abortion - Health & Fitness - InfoNIAC
This is just crazy. I remember (growing up beside America), always being told that they had the best health care in the world. Apparently not, if you're female, (or uninsured, etc. etc.) Sometimes I think that the States have just gone insane, and it very much saddens me.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
13 Magnificent Renewable Energy Successes and Failures
13 Magnificent Renewable Energy Successes and Failures : EcoWorldly
"If a woman hauls water for 4 hours a day, her chances of escaping poverty are low.
The cost of change: 15 cents"
Sometimes my struggles seem kind of trivial.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Disabled turtle finds romance after getting wheels
Disabled turtle finds romance after getting wheels - Yahoo! News: "Disabled turtle finds romance after getting wheels"
Happy story of the day!
Autism Society of America and AMC Entertainment Host Sensory Friendly Films
Autism Society of America: Autism Society of America and AMC Entertainment Host Sensory Friendly Films
What a fantastic idea- I would LOVE to see this in Canada as well!
Can Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities Reveal Formula For Detection Of Autism?
Can Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities Reveal Formula For Detection Of Autism?
Interesting stuff. I find it fascinating that part of the research will be funded by the Department of Defense in the U.S. - that strikes me as odd.
Basics - The Furcifer Labordi Chameleon Has a Short Life and an Interesting Life History - NYTimes.com
Basics - The Furcifer Labordi Chameleon Has a Short Life and an Interesting Life History - NYTimes.com
Wow- this is one neat animal. I love finding out about species that I didn't even know existed.
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