It’s been a good ride, but I have become too busy to continue this blog. Also, I moved out of the Mission so the name is no longer appropriate…
Thank you for being such wonderful followers and I will be sure to let you know if I start another blog in the future. In the meantime, here is a link to the archive of all posts I’ve done on The Mission Position: http://themissionposition.com/archive.
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Authors: E. Josephine Clowney, Mark A. LeGros, Colleen P. Mosley, Fiona G. Clowney, Eirene C. Markenskoff-Papadimitriou, Markko Myllys, Gilad Barnea, Carolyn A. Larabell, Stavros Lomvardas
Click the title above to link to the new paper out of my lab at UCSF that was published today in Cell. The audio clip is an interview with my boss, Stavros Lomvardas, giving a brief introduction to this beautiful paper which details graduate student Josie Clowney’s work on profiling the nuclear architecture of olfactory sensory neurons.
So, Barack Obama is president for another 4 years (#2termz)… I’m pretty excited about this to say the least. Without having to worry about the prospect of another election, it will be very interesting to see what he does with this next term.
CA propositions: Democrats land the supermajority so they have the two-thirds advantage in both legislative houses going forward, meaning big changes coming for taxation and budgetary measures. Hurrah!; Education: 30 won, 38 lost (which is good since only one educational prop could be voted through and 30 was by far the better choice; way to go CA!); Auto-insurance discounts failed (yay! I won’t be charged more because I have no insurance history); Death penalty was not repealed (waste of money IMHO); Penalties increased for human trafficking (some controversy on whether the prop was too broadly worded and thus will turn out to be a big mistake); Three strikes law was revised (good!); Genetically modified foods won’t be labelled.
Rest of the country: Recreational marijuana legalized in 2 states (CO, WA) and medical marijuana legalized in 1 (MA); Support Citizens United (MT, CO); Legalize gay marriage (WA, MD, ME)!!!!!!!!; DREAM Act passed (MD)
Get a personal assistant within 10 minutes of requesting an Exec for $25/hour. #iwantit
So like, they won again or something. Please don’t set any fires on my block. Kthxbye.
And if you didn’t watch the game, here’s a nice animated re-cap by Taiwan’s Next Media Animation:
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Wow! My mother Heather Evans has really done a beautiful job creating the website for her new boutique hotel on the Caribbean island of Bequia: http://www.sugarreefbequia.com/.
With the help of interior designer Jonathan Berger and furniture sculptor Benjamin Eric Forgey, the transformation of this 65-acre plantation is definitely going to be jaw-dropping.
Check out the website (especially the new FAQ section) and the promotions (25% off if you book before the grand opening on 12/15/12)!
Also, if you want to keep an eye on what the creative process of launching such a unique and beautiful destination hotel is like, make sure to “Like” the Facebook page: Sugar Reef Estate.
Keep in mind, this is not a hotel for everybody. The “Not Your Typical Caribbean” tagline is true. Check out this hot or not test to see if you or someone you know might like it:
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