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May 16, 2012
Buying art over the internet has never been so easy -- or so overwhelming. So the recent launch of crowd source-chosen art and photography prints on Minted.com came with some winnowing by well-known tastemakers: supermodel Christy Turlington Burns, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, Google's Marissa Mayer, and photographer/MTV personality Tabitha Soren Lewis, among others. For the art launch party, CEO Miriam Nacify turned over the walls in her Pacific Heights home into mini-installations which could be discussed with the celebrity curators standing nearby. The diversity of each grouping revealed as much about the chooser as the choice: serene and inspirational for Turlington Burns, graphic and punchy for Mayer, surprisingly whimsical for Stoppelman, Asian-influenced for Soren. One King's Lane founder Alison Pincus and SFGirlbyBay blogger Victoria Smith's were also on hand to discuss their Minted pic picks.
May 16, 2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report today that includes the latest estimates for maternal deaths around the world. The new data reveals that progress continues and that the number of women dying due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth continues to decrease. The world, however, is still largely off track to meet the Millennium Development Goal for maternal health (to reduce deaths by 3/4 by 2015) unless dramatic new efforts are undertaken urgently.
May 14, 2012
Starting today, make every action count. Our latest video, Every Action Counts introduces Every Mother Counts' new focus to encourage creative actions to benefit maternal health. Our commitment is to continue to provide new and meaningful ways for you to get involved:
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