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"Many of those are also used in products such as household cleaners, and have been linked to a number of health problems from allergies and skin sensitivity to more serious hormonal disturbances, fertility problems and even cancer.
Parabens, for example, which are designed to preserve the shelf-life of your cosmetics, are one of the most widely used preservatives in the world, and are found in shampoos, hair gels, shaving gels and body lotions. But their use is becoming increasingly controversial - a range of different studies has linked them to serious health problems including breast cancer, as well as fertility issues in men.
Research from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine suggests that some parabens we had previously presumed to be safe, such as Methylparaben, may mutate and become toxic when exposed to sunlight, causing premature skin ageing and an increased risk of skin cancer.
Methylparabens are found in more than 16,000 products, including moisturisers and toothpastes. Cosmetic producers have always defended their use of parabens on the grounds that they can't be absorbed into the body.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/beauty/article-1229275/Revealed--515-chemicals-women-bodies-day.html#ixzz0XQORKMRQ
Look at the pictures for detailed info.
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In a laudable nod to the obvious, members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy."
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/11/chronic_city_its_obvious_--_ca.phpIn a laudable nod to the obvious, members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a... more
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Talking Points Memo is pointing to a Public Policy Polling survey showing that a majority of GOP voters think Obama stole the 2008 election with ACORN's help. 52% of them.
From PPP:
"Belief in the ACORN conspiracy theory is even higher among GOP partisans than the birther one, which only 42% of Republicans expressed agreement with on our national survey in September. Overall 62% of Americans think Obama legitimately won the election to only 26% who think ACORN stole it for him, as few Democrats or independents buy into that line of thinking."
TPM points out that ACORN has gained in popularity as a bogeyman for the right:
"This number goes a long way towards explaining the anger of the Tea Party crowd. They not only think Obama's agenda is against America, but they don't think he was actually the choice of the American people at all! Interestingly, NY-23 Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman is now accusing ACORN of stealing his race, and Fox News personalities have often speculated about ACORN stealing the 2008 Minnesota Senate race for Al Franken."
For the record, Obama's margin of victory was 9.5 million votes.
On the News Blog: http://blogs.current.com/news/2009/11/20/poll-gop-voters-think-acorn-stole-election-for-obama/
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http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2009/11/acorn.html
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/poll-gop-base-thinks-obama-didnt-actually-win-2008-election----acorn-stole-it.phpTalking Points Memo is pointing to a Public Policy Polling survey showing that a majority of GOP voters think Obama stole the 2008... more
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Winston Churchill once predicted that it would be possible to grow chicken breasts and wings more efficiently without having to keep an actual chicken. And in fact scientists have since figured out how to grow tiny nuggets of lab meat and say it will one day be possible to produce steaks in vats, sans any livestock.
Pork chops or burgers cultivated in labs could eliminate contamination problems that regularly generate headlines these days, as well as address environmental concerns that come with industrial livestock farms.
The researchers noted that growing skeletal muscle in labs — the kind people typically think of as the meat they eat — could help tackle a number of problems:
* Avoiding animal suffering by reducing the farming and killing of livestock.
* Dramatically cutting down on food-borne ailments such as mad cow disease and salmonella or germs such as swine flu, by monitoring the growth of meat in labs.
* Livestock currently take up 70 percent of all agricultural land, corresponding to 30 percent of the world's land surface, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Labs would presumably require much less space.
* Livestock generate 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than all of the vehicles on Earth, the FAO added. Since the animals themselves are mostly responsible for these gases, reducing livestock numbers could help alleviate global warming.
However, such research opens up strange and perhaps even disturbing possibilities once considered only the realm of science fiction. After all, who knows what kind of meat people might want to grow to eat?
In Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's epic sci-fi satire "Transmetropolitan," supermarkets and fast food joints sell dolphin, manatee, whale, baby seal, monkey and reindeer, while the Long Pig franchise sells "cloned human meat at prices you like."
"In principle, we could harvest the meat progenitor cells from fresh human cadavers and grow meat from them," Post said. "Once taken out of its disease and animalistic, cannibalistic context — you are not killing fellow citizens for it, they are already dead — there is no reason why not."
Is there a reason why not? What do you think about growing MEAT without animals?
http://www.livescience.com/health/091119-lab-meat.htmlWinston Churchill once predicted that it would be possible to grow chicken breasts and wings more efficiently without having to... more
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When you think of the world's most prolific pot smokers, certain names come to mind: Snoop, Cheech and Chong, Willie Nelson.
How about Irvin Rosenfeld?
The 56-year-old Fort Lauderdale stockbroker will put his name among the greats when he sets a world record tomorrow for weed consumption while lighting up his 115,000th joint.
The best part is that it's all legal.
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/No-Dope-Ft-Lauderdale-Man-to-Smoke-115000th-Joint-70496022.htmlWhen you think of the world's most prolific pot smokers, certain names come to mind: Snoop, Cheech and Chong, Willie Nelson.... more
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A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/20/gang-killed-people-for-th_n_364783.html
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@loopmovieA gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their... more
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That Nene Anegasaki, she's a charmer. She's also a video game character from extreme dating sim Love Plus, now wedded to a flesh and blood gamer.
The two were married when a man brought his DS along with a copy of Love Plus to a church in Guam. There's no word on honeymoon plans, but the two will be holding a small reception for family, close friends and the internet on November 22nd. (Seriously, there will be a webcam and stuff.)
It just goes to show, the power of Woman has no bounds. Stick her in a digital fortress, simplify her beauty to Nintendo DS rendering limits and give her a shrill, anime voice. Woman will triumph all the same.
http://gizmodo.com/5409175/guy-marries-video-game-we-dont-judgeThat Nene Anegasaki, she's a charmer. She's also a video game character from extreme dating sim Love Plus, now wedded to... more
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Yesterday and today, thousands of students effectively shut down the UCLA campus in protest of the UC Regents approval of a massive 32% tuition hike. Thousands more launched strikes at UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz. Just a day before, CSU students, led by ANSWER and Students Fight Back organizers, confronted police and CSU officials at the Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach. http://currentb.ning.com
ANSWER sent out a message to come to the Southern California Regional Socialism Conference this Saturday to discuss the student struggle, hear eyewitness reports from student and faculty organizers and to discuss what's next for this dynamic and growing movement, on the Los Angeles City College Campus, in the Chemistry Building, from 10am-5pm. ANSWER asks people to be there to join the fight for education rights and for a better world, and support the student struggle for education.
CSU students demanded to attend the Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach on Tuesday, Nov. 17. They chanted loudly and pounded on the doors after being met with a line of police.
Students and faculty are in motion. At UCLA, banners against the hikes and for students' rights are hanging from nearly every building. Students are occupying buildings, demanding a rollback of the cuts and a cancellation of the hikes. Police have attacked the students at the behest of the school, but the students are unbowed. Right now, hundreds are linking arms to prevent the criminal Regents from leaving their meeting place.
ANSWER members are participating in the actions, as students, as organizers, and as faculty members.
UCLA professor Susan Curtiss told ANSWER from the front lines of the struggle, "I stand in complete solidarity with the students. Students are occupying the building where I teach. This is what needs to happen. We have to support the struggle for affordable education. Education is not a privilege, it is a right!"
In fact in every other industrialized nation education is a right. Students go to college for free.Yesterday and today, thousands of students effectively shut down the UCLA campus in protest of the UC Regents approval of a... more
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We all know that a lot of people are harmed by prohibition, but who benefits? Strangely enough, some of the biggest beneficiaries are the bootleggers. Sure, they take a big risk, but black marketeers don't have to pay taxes, they're protected from foreign competition, and they benefit from artificially inflated prices. Talk about protectionism.
What kind of message would an honest American Marijuana Growers Association have for us? "Thank you for your support of marijuana prohibition and buy American pot!"
http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/19/reasontv-buy-american-potWe all know that a lot of people are harmed by prohibition, but who benefits? Strangely enough, some of the biggest beneficiaries... more
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Stefani Germanotta, now known as Lady Gaga, performing at Ultraviolet Live, NYU's annual talent show. She ended up coming in 3rd place.Stefani Germanotta, now known as Lady Gaga, performing at Ultraviolet Live, NYU's annual talent show. She ended up coming in... more
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Latest stats are showing double digit increase in STD for last year in USA. It affects public health and well being. We should be more open about those numbers instead of hiding them in a depth of news. Obviously sex education in schools is not working.
http://condomelite.com/condoms/2009/11/20/chlamydia-gonorrhea-syphilis-raise-2009/Latest stats are showing double digit increase in STD for last year in USA. It affects public health and well being. We should be... more
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What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn?
This animation was done by Roy Prol, and it shows not only how the rings would look from space, but also the view Earthlings would have of the rings. Prol says the ring views from Earth's surface were created according to the location's latitude and the viewer's orientation, and that the size of the rings was calculated respecting the Roche limit for the Earth. A very intriguing concept, and the video is very well done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2sQ7KIQ-E&feature=player_embedded#What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn?
This animation was done by Roy Prol, and it shows not only how the... more
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http://news.aol.com/article/linda-tate-pleads-guilty-to-sending-nude/776396?icid=main|main|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Flinda-tate-pleads-guilty-to-sending-nude%2F776396#comments
(Nov. 18) -- An Ohio mom was sentenced to four years of probation for "sexting" naked photos of her daughter's cheerleading rival to teachers and students at the girls' high school.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/sexting.busts/index.html
Phillip Alpert found out the hard way. He had just turned 18 when he sent a naked photo of his 16-year-old girlfriend, a photo she had taken and sent him, to dozens of her friends and family after an argument. The high school sweethearts had been dating for almost 2½ years. "It was a stupid thing I did because I was upset and tired and it was the middle of the night and I was an immature kid," says Alpert.
Orlando, Florida, police didn't see it that way. Alpert was arrested and charged with sending child pornography, a felony to which he pleaded no contest but was later convicted. He was sentenced to five years probation and required by Florida law to register as a sex offender.
"You will find me on the registered sex offender list next to people who have raped children, molested kids, things like that, because I sent child pornography," says Alpert in disbelief, explaining, "You think child pornography, you think 6-year-old, 3-year-old little kids who can't think for themselves, who are taken advantage of. That really wasn't the case."
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The Obama administration has nominated a senior executive from the pesticide industry’s main trade association to be chief agricultural negotiator for the US Trade Representative. If confirmed, Isi Siddiqui will be responsible for, among other things, negotiating international agreements governing the use of pesticides.The Obama administration has nominated a senior executive from the pesticide industry’s main trade association to be chief... more
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Airline pollution activists Plane Stupid have made this brilliant, hard-hitting ad to show the impact of global warming. You'll probably never see this ad on the telly, so watch it now.
"We have a problem. We're flying too much, and it's changing the earth's climate. Aviation is the fastest growing cause of climate change. But instead of doing anything about it, the Government is planning more flights and larger airports."
http://www.planestupid.com/Airline pollution activists Plane Stupid have made this brilliant, hard-hitting ad to show the impact of global warming.... more
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Republicans are pussies.
From the congressional chicken hawks to the half-baked Alaskan Sarah Palin; from the wild-eyed doughboys and smug bullies who spew bilge from their televised perches to the shivering talk radio gremlins who broadcast out of their parents' basements, they sure talk a good game but have no stomach for real battle, outsourcing their pathetic rage to the gullible multitudes. These yellow-bellies are in fact consumed with and by fear: fear of anything foreign, fear of empowered women, fear of their own mortality. And let's not even mention their disdain for the arts (for which they themselves have no aptitude, unless you count John Ashcroft's "When The Eagle Soars"). Oh, hell, let's.
The Republican party, it seems, is crammed with pussies.
Follow the link for the rest of this insightful look at that GOP.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-weber/pussies-galore_b_364543.htmlRepublicans are pussies.
From the congressional chicken hawks to the half-baked Alaskan Sarah Palin; from the wild-eyed... more
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Water evaporation due to climate change is responsible for Lake Titicaca dropping an inch a week. Over two million people depend on this lake fed by glaciers rapidly melting. This is the canary in the coal mine of global warming.
http://current.com/groups/water-is-life/
Water Is Life
I would also like to know why my picture was removed and why I can now not replace it.Water evaporation due to climate change is responsible for Lake Titicaca dropping an inch a week. Over two million people depend... more
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Conservative commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Michael Savage frequently employ rape metaphors when discussing progressives or progressive policies. For example, Beck said that New Yorkers are "being raped by [their] government," while Limbaugh, during a discussion of health care, told his listeners: "Get ready to get gang-raped again.Conservative commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Michael Savage frequently employ rape metaphors when discussing... more
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Pretty much everyone is psyched to see 'New Moon.' But not Ben Hoffman.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Pretty much everyone is psyched to see 'New Moon.' But not Ben Hoffman.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show... more
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This is a video collage made of the 5 mile walk from My apt in Bed Stuy, to my office in Mid-town/chelsea. It was done for my post on Blommit.com for the topic "Coffee"
Song: LCD Soundsytem - "Someone Great"This is a video collage made of the 5 mile walk from My apt in Bed Stuy, to my office in Mid-town/chelsea. It was done for my post... more
