• Ghostly coral bleachings haunt the world’s reefs – Yahoo! News
  Global warming is heating the oceans to a point that’s killing coral reefs.
  (tags: science politics)
• Cult News from Rick Ross » Isaac Hayes chooses Scientology over South Park
  “In 10 years and over 150 episodes…Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslims, Mormons and Jews. He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show,” said Matt Stone.
  (tags: belief kook)
• Health & Medical News – Menstrual blood yields stem cells – 14/03/2006
  Japanese researchers have harvested stem cells from human menstrual blood and have achieved some success at culturing those cells into specialised heart cells. They were able to obtain about 30 times more stem cells from menstrual blood than from bone ma
  (tags: science health)

• ARC ARTicles – The Case of Pete Panse – Brian Yoder – Page 1/1
  “According to the official school policy, art teachers are required to show nude images to their students and are required to tell them about nude figure drawing courses that they might enroll in.” Yet this art teacher is suspended and may be fired.
  (tags: art law sexuality)

I’m just a couple of weeks away from my next kung fu rank test. If I pass this (and I’m pretty confident that I will), I’ll be ranked Brown I. That’ll put me about a year away from my black belt test.

We’ve been working on cane techniques this session. Aside from a single empty-hand takedown, everything we’ve done has been work with the cane. Strikes, blocks, deflections, joint locks, takedowns, throws, and a very long cane form. We test in a couple of weeks and while I’m glad to have some time remaining to polish up my form, I feel pretty ready.

Last weekend I found out that there’s a Capoeira Angola school in south Jackson. I’m fascinated by this art and I was thrilled to find out that it’s available here. Unfortunately there’s no way that I’d be able to attend. I just don’t have the time right now.

• MaleContraceptives.org
  There are other options than just condoms and vasectomies. Some are not available in the US yet. Some aren’t ready yet.
  (tags: health science)
• Riding Sun Spammers exploit Mississippi website
  Damned Mississippi websites and their spam-encouraging bad habits.
  (tags: mail webdev)
• TiVo’s new pricing includes box, drops lifetime plan – Engadget
  (tags: tv toys gadgets)

• “The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion” – When the Anti-Choice Choose
  (tags: politics health prochoice belief kook)

• Women in Science
  Science doesn’t pay well. Women are just better at recognizing that.
  (tags: science society)

• Mississippi ban on abortion before House – The Clarion-Ledger
  This will almost certainly pass. I’m almost ready to move out of this backwards rural hellhole.
  (tags: belief health law politics)
• Home Abortion Remedy – Vitamin C
  When the bans pass, this is the sort of information that people will want. Actually since it can be so difficult to get morning-after medications, people may need this now.
  (tags: health)
• Solviva – Sustainable Solar-Dynamic Bio-Benign Design: Offering Better Ways to Live, at Less Cost Today and Tomorrow, Anywhere on Earth
  A cool solar-powered home.
  (tags: home)