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POPSDangers of Bactrim, Septrin, Septra Sebastian Amyes, professor of medical microbiology at Edinburgh University, condemned the general use of Septrin and Bactrim. "One has to examine the moral argument, the ethical argument, of administering a drug known to provoke serious side-effects - some leading to death - when it doesn't have an active role," he said.
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POPSI have the Zubbles in my hands Go to first link in clip for an excellent article on the history of making Zubbles. Go to the second link to order Zubbles. The Zubbles are "wetter" than a normal bubble, but the color really does disappear. Get some on your hands, rub together and the color disappears. We tested it on a white t-shirt. Disappears after a few seconds or so. Amazing. The bubbles have good integrity too, they didn't burst when landing on the grass.
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POPSLucy, the oldest hominid skeleton When we were at the museum visiting Body Worlds 2, volunteers were making plaster molds of dinosaur teeth and other interesting things. We picked up a cast of Lucy's footprint. My daughter is taking it for show and tell today. In preparation I looked up some facts on Lucy. I had no idea she was so tiny. She is shorter than my 5-year-old! Her footprint is so twee.
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POPSStone babies (disturbing image) When the fetus cannot be expelled, the woman's body protects itself by forming a thick layer of calcium around the fetus, effectively preserving the fetus.
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POPSLet's build a volcano I think I'll do this with my daughter this summer. It is pretty fun to watch. There are many interesting things on this site. It even tells you how to make berry ink and quill pens!
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POPSScale of Evil Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Michael Stone developed a hierarchy of "evil." I heard about this watching the show Most Evil on TLC.
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POPSThe Platypus We watched the Wonder Pets save the baby platypus this morning. My daughter asked me about the nest, since they lay eggs. In researching this, I discovered that the male platypus is venomous.
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POPSBetter late than never: Lead Poisoning Prevention Week National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week was last week. The following are additional sources of information on childhood lead poisoning prevention: * The National Lead Information Center by calling 1-800-424-LEAD (5323) or by visiting http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/nlic.htm * CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead * EPA at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/index.html * HUD at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead
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POPSOrigins of the metric system A strong movement toward the use of the metric system in the U.S. during the 1970-1980 period lost momentum. Currently the U.S. is using dual measurements, where there is mixed use of the metric and inch-pound systems. A number of large industries and some smaller ones have converted to SI use. But, mainly due to lack of a mandate from U.S. voters, Congress has not pushed for a law making the metric system the sole measurement system in the U.S. However, as metric is the sole measurement language of most of the world, foreign customers buying U.S. products are gradually requiring that they be delivered labeled and produced in metric units; therefore, eventually, the chances are that the U.S. will become a metric nation. The map in the clip is from 1971.
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POPSUnderwater UFOs There is so much we don't know about our oceans. I had never heard of USOs before today. Something is down there. Is it extraterrestrial? Is it strange natural phenomena? What is it and what is it doing down there?
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POPSArk of Taste The Ark of Taste is a project of the Slow Food Foundation. Its goal is to reintroduce forgotten foods, so that they do not go extinct. Large scale agrobusiness really threatens the existence of thousands of plant types, as well as animal species. Really interesting website with lots of information.
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POPSWhy you never see a baby pigeon It seems that the babies don't leave the nest until they look very similar to adult pigeons. We probably do see babies, but we can't recognize them.
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POPSMonsanto sues small farmers again (and again) Monsanto is suing a canola farmer because bees pollinated his crops with "trademarked" pollen from a GM farm. Nice way to do business. Soon all canola crops will be owned by Monsanto, if it doesn't kill the bees first. Monsanto also sued a dairy farmer to prevent him from labelling his milk rBGH-free. Monsanto is the number one producer of rBGH.
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POPSGM crops are killing the bees The article makes a good case for GM crops being bad for bees. I didn't know the disappearance of bees was heavier in Texas and California. I just noticed there weren't as many where I live.
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POPSSave the languages, save the world Linguistic integrity is as important to our survival as a species as environmentalism. Check out the source to see why. Many resources and information at www.terralingua.org.
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POPSMurder that threatens our survival Languages are being murdered faster than ever before. What does this mean? The article ties linguistic diversity (LD) to biodiversity (BD). The two diversities seem to enforce and support each other. When the language dies, the knowledge dies with it. Interesting article for anthropologists and linguists.
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POPSOh, hell to the no And when all those damn roaches get loose from the exhibit? I'll have to avoid the museum altogether until this exhibit goes away. Seriously, after the exhibit are they going to loose all those bugs into "nearby park lands?" Hopefully the next exhibit will be the Giant Shoes of the World.
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POPSScholar refutes Lost Tomb claim Article by Jodi Magness at the Biblical Archaeology Society. She refutes the documentary's claim discussing burial rites and traditions. Interesting history to be read at source.
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