Yesterday, Evangeline tried to give me CPR

I didn't quite figure it out until she started breathing into my mouth. LOL, what goes through their heads?

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White House says big data could be used to discriminate against Americans

http://to.pbs.org/1k5UML9

Four New 'Killer Sponges' Discovered in Pacific

http://nbcnews.to/1rtbyXx

Scientists in the United Kingdom have successfully grown a layer of human skin in a laboratory.

The artificial skin- made from stem cells- could bring an end to using animals for drug and cosmetic testing, scientists in the United Kingdom said, the BBC reported Thursday. Skin has been grown from stem cells before, however scientists say this is the closest they have ever come to creating human skin that has an absorbent barrier.

http://bit.ly/1hxUFcQ

With World Watching Ukraine, Russia Makes Energy Moves in Africa

http://bit.ly/1lTehYG

Lucasfilm makes it official: New Star Wars films ignore Expanded Universe

bit.ly/1lT6YQF

The Dark Truth Behind The Popular Superfood, Quinoa

As the hype around quinoa builds, so do big questions about the problems with its production.

http://bit.ly/1hAJn3e

Almost half of all homeless men who took part in a study by St. Michael's Hospital had suffered at least one traumatic brain injury in their life and 87 per cent of those injuries occurred before the men lost their homes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140425104714.htm

Metabolic processes that underpin life on Earth have arisen spontaneously outside of cells. The serendipitous finding that metabolism – the cascade of reactions in all cells that provides them with the raw materials they need to survive – can happen in such simple conditions provides fresh insights into how the first life formed. It also suggests that the complex processes needed for life may have surprisingly humble origins.

http://bit.ly/1in2OBM

Apparently, there is a discount for some customers on Kindles.

Only $19 for a Kindle, or $44 for a Paperwhite. I do not qualify, which is a pity because Ana has been clamoring for one for her birthday, and for that matter so has Evangeline. (Who doesn't want to wait until her own birthday, either.) If anybody is eligible who doesn't want, I would gladly pay you back pretty much immediately (well, on the first of the month) for the cost of two regular kindles.

Aha!

Apparently, you can see if you are eligible for the super inexpensive kindle by clicking here or, for the Paperwhite, here.

And thanks so much, ysobel! Ana will be thrilled on her birthday! Pity it is one per customer, so if anybody else is eligible who doesn't want/need one, I'm still willing to pay the cost backwards, forwards, or sideways : )