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Kurdish Fighter Ceylan Ozalp Said To Be Alive
I just checked in again on the incredibly brave women — about 1/3 of Kurdish forces — fighting ISIS in Syria. My heart dropped with reports that Ceylan Ozalp (wearing blk/wht checked hat), the woman who said ISIS shakes when confronted with women fighters, had committed suicide with her last bullet. SHE IS ALIVE and not in Kobane came reports just now from reliable sources. However, another young woman did commit suicide rather than be taken. Three Kurdish women fighters and seven men were beheaded by ISIS this week in Kobane. Please take a minute to honor the spirits of these brave people, and especially the Kurdish women fighters.
Just IN: Kurdish suicide bomber attacks ISIL in Syria Al Jazeera
It’s believed the woman was a commander in the female unit of the People’s Protection Units, known by its Kurdish initials YPG, which had stormed an ISIL gathering on the eastern outskirts of the town
Previously: Kurdish Women Fighters In Syria Say ISIS Fears Women Soldiers So Much They Shake AOC Salon
Parenting As Religion
How American Parenting Is Killing American Marriage QZ.com
Physician and researcher Danielle Teller and husband Astro Teller, head of Google X, recently published a book Sacred Cows: The Truth about Divorce and Marriage
It seems only logical then, that the duo will next take on parenting. Calling American parenthood a ‘religion’, the Tellers refer to Ayelet Waldman’s 2005 essay in The New York Times, where she explained that she loves her husband more than her children.
The earth shook beneath Waldman’s feet as thousands of readers threatened to burn her at the stake.
Lab Grown Organ Transplants
The lab-grown penis: approaching a medical milestone The Guardian
Since 1992, Anthony Atala and his colleagues have worked on the premise that penises could be grown in a laboratory and then transplanted to humans. He believes that in the next five years, his first penis transplant will occur.
Penises aren’t the only focus of Atala and his team. In 2005 they implanted the first vagina — one of four. Eight years later, all four vaginas have normal structure and function. Earlier in 1999, Atala’s group completed their first laboratory-grown bladder transplant made from the patient’s own cells.
Simplifying the Blood Test
This Woman’s Revolutionary Idea Made Her A Billionaire — And Could Change Medicine Business Insider
At age 30, Elizabeth Holmes is the youngest women and third-youngest billionaire on Forbes’ newly released annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans.
Another college dropout, Holmes left Stanford at 19 and founded Theranos with the belief that her tuition money could better spent with her transformational healthcare idea of simplifying blood testing.
Business Insider writes:
“It took a decade for her idea to be ready for primetime, but now it seems that her decision to drop out was undoubtedly a good call. Last year, Walgreen Co. announced that it would be installing Theranos Wellness Centers in pharmacies across the country, with locations already up and running in Phoenix and Palo Alto, California. And Holmes has raised $400 million in venture capital for Theranos, which is now valued at $9 billion (Holmes owns 50%).”
Ultra-Orthodox Demand Right To Rearrange Women Passengers On EL AL Israel Airlines
Chicago resident Sharon Shapiro has launched a petition on Change.org aimed at EL AL Israel Airlines: Stop the bullying, intimidation, and discrimination against women on your flights.
El Al ‘gender discrimination’ may violate U.S. law claims NY activist rabbi Haaretz
In wake of petition urging El Al to act on Haredi passengers who refuse to sit next to women, Conservative rabbi and attorney Iris Richman, who founded the group Jewish voices Together, calls on unhappy clients to use U.S. Federal law to pressure airlines.
Google’s Security Princess
Google’s Security Princess Parisa Tabriz Daily Mail
Remember that looks are deceiving. It’s true that Google’s Iranian-American Parisa Tabriz enjoys making gelato in her spare time. Also glass blowing and amateur photography. Don’t let us forget rock climbing in the hills near Google’s headquarters in Mountain View.
At age 31, Tabriz leads team charged with keeping Google Chrome safe from hackers. Deciding the the title ‘information security engineer’ didn’t suit her at all, Tabriz chose ‘Security Princess’.
