Bioscientists announced Wednesday that they have turned the skin cells of mice into brain cells in less than a week. read more
Sarah Palin's PAC spent more money buying copies of her best-selling book Going Rogue than it gave in contributions to political candidates, according to new FEC reports. SarahPAC spent $47,777 on copies of the book during the last six months of the year and around $43,000 in donations to candidates seeking federal office. read more
They're not going to get James Tillman's weed.
Tillman, 67, on Sunday shot and wounded one of three burglars who broke into his Sacramento, California home to steal his medical marijuana, reports Elyce Kirchner of CBS13.com.
The other two fled and haven't been seen since.
One of Saddam Hussein's most loathed henchman, Chemical Ali, will be hanged within days, a senior official said. Ali Hassan al-Majid, the former spy chief and first cousin of Saddam, was Sunday sentenced to death for ordering the slaughter of more than 5,000 Kurds in the northern Iraqi town of Halabja with chemical weapons in 1988. read more
"My vision of hell is a lentil casserole." "I haven't put on weight. Your eyes are fat." "Your mum's at the door again. Bury me. Bury me deep." "Vampire penguins? Zombie guinea pigs? We're done for ... done for." These are just some of the bizarre remarks from Adam Slavick, a British man whose nightly sleep talking is now a popular blog. read more
how many of truck loads of these things would a kid have to eat in order to be affected? That's what I thought....
Acute exposure to cadmium fumes may cause flu like symptoms including chills, fever, and muscle ache sometimes referred to as "the cadmium blues." Symptoms may resolve after a week if there is no respiratory damage. More severe exposures can cause tracheo-bronchitis, pneumonitis, and pulmonary edema. Symptoms of inflammation may start hours after the exposure and include cough, dryness and irritation of the nose and throat, headache, dizziness, weakness, fever, chills, and chest pain.en.wikipedia.org
Inhaling cadmium-laden dust quickly leads to respiratory tract and kidney problems which can be fatal (often from renal failure). Ingestion of any significant amount of cadmium causes immediate poisoning and damage to the liver and the kidneys. Compounds containing cadmium are also carcinogenic.
The bones become soft (osteomalacia), lose bone mineral density (osteoporosis) and become weaker. This causes the pain in the joints and the back, and also increases the risk of fractures. In extreme cases of cadmium poisoning, mere body weight causes a fracture.
The kidneys lose their function to remove acids from the blood in proximal renal tubular dysfunction. The kidney damage inflicted by cadmium poisoning is irreversible and does not heal over time. The proximal renal tubular dysfunction creates low phosphate levels in the blood (hypophosphatemia), causing muscle weakness and sometimes coma. The dysfunction also causes gout, a form of arthritis due to the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints because of high acidity of the blood (hyperuricemia). Another side effect is increased levels of chloride in the blood (hyperchloremia). The kidneys can also shrink up to 30%.
Other patients lose their sense of smell (anosmia).
What was that about undereducated masses?
Andy,
If it was me, I would bite the bullet and finance a better car.
The problem with over 100K cars is that even if the major items like the engine and tranny are in good shape, the little stuff like shocks, wiper motors, power steering pumps, gaskets, etc. are all reaching or have exceeded their design limits and are starting to fail.
In other words, a car like this can nickel and dime you to death. Unless you do your own work labor costs, even for small repairs, can really mount up over time. .
Add in the reliability risks and a lower mileage vehicle would be my choice.
I don't have anything to say about the Explorer, other than people I have known who had them liked them.