Stem Cell Fund.
I have this idea that I will send to Chuck Schumer. It is basically this: Harvested stem cells from new births should be sold and the money put into a fund that goes to the child when he/she turns 18.
If you have a child in the future, unless you register to save the stem cells - they are harvested and sold by hospitals like a commodity. They don't bother to tell you that - most people have no fucking idea what a stem cell is anyway - or simply don't care. Having a baby is serious business, and it does not leave a lot of time for random concepts such as harvesting stem cells.
You may wonder, "what's wrong with this dude, who cares about stem cells?"
Stay with me here.
In the near future, in fact - on today's CNN.com report - I glanced a headline that said "human stem cells help repair damaged hearts." Brilliant. This is what we need to do with stem cells. Fix broken bodies. Give people a new lease on life. That, my friend, is genius. People can be more creative when they are not dead or dying. That is good design.
Of course, I will ask Schumer to amend the bill thusly: "No stem cells for idiots, no matter what."
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If you have a child in the future, unless you register to save the stem cells - they are harvested and sold by hospitals like a commodity. They don't bother to tell you that - most people have no fucking idea what a stem cell is anyway - or simply don't care. Having a baby is serious business, and it does not leave a lot of time for random concepts such as harvesting stem cells.
You may wonder, "what's wrong with this dude, who cares about stem cells?"
Stay with me here.
In the near future, in fact - on today's CNN.com report - I glanced a headline that said "human stem cells help repair damaged hearts." Brilliant. This is what we need to do with stem cells. Fix broken bodies. Give people a new lease on life. That, my friend, is genius. People can be more creative when they are not dead or dying. That is good design.
Of course, I will ask Schumer to amend the bill thusly: "No stem cells for idiots, no matter what."
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- JAKE PAULSEN apparel graphics design and brand development.
New York. - Brand development for optimist LA. A new lifestyle marketing agency.
Los Angeles - Rebranding and repositioning for Black Knight Canada - the world's premiere squash and badmitton company.
Montréal - New ICON CJ3B brand development.
Los Angeles - Whatsnexx interface design.
Montréal - kqool web design refresh.
New York - Black Knight rebranding and repositioning.
Montréal - Dawson•Clinton brand development.
San Francisco - New identity for 3 Chapeaux Numériques.
Montréal - Brand development for new SF-based "green/sustainable" agency.
San Francisco - Richemont 2 new brands development, web.
London/Geneva - Macdonald Media - an amazing OOH agency, rebrand.
New York - Turpin Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer and Cure. Brand development.
New York - Venuiti rebranding.
Toronto - AdvertisingArts web redesign.
New York - New advertising and positioning for Cancer Center of Sarasota for Dr. Mamus.
Sarasota - Now a Board Member, Turpin Foundation and MedicalRecords.com.
New York - Updated agency book coming in January 2010: ACTA NON VERBA. 300 pages, hardcover.
