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This is one of the slickest marketing videos I have ever seen. It's a scene from the Television show Mad Men about advertiser executives in the 1960s and one of the characters makes an impassioned speech on behalf of his product and profession. The scenes are replaced with video of Facebook's new Timeline feature. It's amazing. I admit I like Timeline having tried it out early. People, Facebook is not dead yet.




And here is a more official video explaining the service





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18 Things You Should Know about Genetics [Video]

This video is really cool. It sums up what Genetics is and what we know so far. The only pet peeve I have about it is the "fact" given about "junk" DNA. Current research shows that "junk" DNA may not be as superfluous as scientists once thought. You can read three great blog posts on junk DNA on Luke Nix's blog. The articles are the work of Dr. Patricia Fanning of Reasons to Believe

Article: Junk DNA: An Outdated Concept- Part 1
Article: Junk DNA: An Outdated Concept- Part 2
Article: Junk DNA: An Outdated Concept- Part 3


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DC Comics On Starfire Controversy: 'Pay Attention To The Ratings' - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Comics Alliance posted the following. It deals with how DC Comics is dealing with the negative publicity for how the Character Starfire is being handled in Red Hood and the Outlaws #1.

Prompted by the resoundingly negative critical response to Red Hood And The Outlaws #1's dubious, oversexualized depiction of the superheroine Starfire -- in particular, the disgusted reaction of a 7-year-old fan of Cartoon Network's Teen Titans, a popular animated series in which a version of Starfire appeared -- DC Comics released a terse statement via Twitter (here and here) that advised unhappy readers to "pay attention to the ratings." The full statement is as follows:

We've heard what's being said about Starfire today and we appreciate the dialogue on this topic. We encourage people to pay attention to the ratings when picking out any books to read themselves or for their children.

Red Hood And The Outlaws #1 is rated "T -Teen", which DC Comics defines as "Appropriate for readers age 12 and older. May contain mild violence, language and/or suggestive themes." Fair enough, then. By that guideline, the book is obviously inappropriate for a 7-year-old. But the 7-year-old girl's question, and that of Shortpacked's David Willis and our own Laura Hudson remains valid. Should a Starfire comic book be targeted so narrowly? As part of the bold and massive publishing initiative and mainstream outreach that is DC's New 52, does using characters best-known from all-ages cartoons in books like Red Hood And The Outlaws make sense?

Read More: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/28/dc-comics-on-starfire-controversy-pay-attention-to-the-ratings/#ixzz1ZJQVawrx

I don't buy DC's explanation because they say they relaunched these books to bring in new readers. Why alienate children who love Starfire? This is the only book she is in now. Where is her kid-friendly book and now the character is almost unrecognizable.

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