July 2012
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obedient monster: Why boys don't read girls (sometimes) →
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When I do book signings, most of my line is made up of young girls with their mothers, teen girls alone, and mother friend groups. But there’s usually at least one boy with a stack of my books. This boy is anywhere from 8-19, he’s carrying a worn stack of the Books of Bayern,…
I wish I could cross stitch ...
… because I would make this. And frame it. And hang in my kids’ room.
I lie.
I would put it in my room. I mean look at the letter “o”.
And “W” .. And “P”.
Pattern available on Etsy.
“The only reason “coming out” is still even a thing is because it’s presumed that people are straight until they tell us otherwise. “The Other must identify itself, or else it is decieving us” is a fucked up, dangerous idea.”
—Anon (via victor-the-richter)
obedient monster: iandsharman: tw33k3r: novibot: David Cameron wasted no time in... →
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David Cameron wasted no time in rebuking Romney hours after his remarks were broadcast. On a visit to the Olympic Park, the prime minister said: “We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities in the world….
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Things Not Necessary To Stay Alive: Add "Breathing" To The List →
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Harvard biologists have developed oxygen-filled microparticles that can be directly injected into oxygen-deprived patients (like those who aren’t breathing). Rabbits tested with the technology obtained normal blood oxygen within seconds, and were able to survive without a breath for 15 minutes.
Considering that critical brain regions can die within ten minutes of oxygen starvation, and a mere five minutes starvation can lead to brain damage, this could change medical treatment of cardiac arrest.
And I can’t be the only person thinking of how deep someone is going to try and dive underwater using this stuff … right?
