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Another post on how cool San Francisco is. (This is AMAZING.)

atlasobscura:

SALT PONDS OF SAN FRANCISCO -  California -  USA

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brighten the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

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Gisele Bündchen, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, June 2006.

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ask-a-marine:

JGSDF, Marine scout snipers conduct helicopter operations - 130227-M-FD301-157

Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan – Japan Ground Self Defense Forces patrol with U.S. Marines during a helicopter-borne insertion rehearsal at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area , Hokkaido, Japan Feb. 27. The rehearsal was in preparation for the helicopter-borne insertion training that will be conducted during the comprehensive field training exercise portion of exercise Forest Light 13-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock/Released) by III Marine Expeditionary Force/MCI Pacific http://flic.kr/p/dYCaWr

Tellis Pharmacy
125 King Street

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I’m all for defense cuts. There is PROFOUND waste in the DOD budget and it’s important that someone finally get a handle on it. As a taxpayer, I don’t want to have to sit here footing the bill for ineptitude.  But cutting the basic protective supply to my husband and his peers is beyond the pale.

The same bozos who think cutting education for little children is a good idea come up with this nonsense. Before they cut any budgets that affect actual personnel, they should all be forced to live on a military salary for a few years and figure out what life really looks like for the rest of America. Tell SAIC and Booz no for a change. Surely, in all that r+d, they’ve found a way to invent some big boy panties and can put them on and deal with it.

You struck a nerve with this one, as I was just discussing this very thing a few weeks ago with a group of high-school freshmen in my English class. We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, “That’s disgusting.” We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him. The lightbulb went off. “Oh,” I said. “I get it. See, you are afraid, because for the first time in your life you have found yourself a victim of unwanted sexual advances by someone who has the physical ability to use force against you.” The boy nodded and shuddered visibly. “But,” I continued. “As a woman, you learn to live with that from the time you are fourteen, and it never stops. We live with that fear every day of our lives. Every man walking through the parking garage the same time you are is either just a harmless stranger or a potential rapist. Every time.” The girls in the room nodded, agreeing. The boys seemed genuinely shocked. “So think about that the next time you hit on a girl. Maybe, like you in the taxi, she doesn’t actually want you to.

nbcnews:

Back on the job, Clinton presented with football helmet after concussion

(Photo: State Department)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got a standing ovation at her first day back at work since suffering a concussion and blood clot.

She was presented with a gift from her staff: protective head gear — a football helmet with the State Department logo on the side.

Read the complete story.

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Being a little overweight may tip the odds in favor of living a long life, according to a new study. Researchers say there may be some benefit to having a little extra body fat.

This isn’t the first time researchers have raised questions about the link between body weight and how long someone will live. While there’s no debate that being severely obese will raise the risk of all kinds of illnesses and even cut some lives short, it’s less clear what happens to people who are less overweight.

Research: A Little Extra Fat May Help You Live Longer (via npr)

right guys, 120 here i come…

oh wait. i’m pregnant.

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