lead

So there's a new threat to science education in this country. This time, it's not from religious nuts or new-age woos, but from do-gooders who want to keep children safe from lead. Remember the scare about lead in toys from China? Remember how Congress decided it would rescue the public from...

These issues keep coming up, in all kinds of threads. Mercury was blamed for causing autism, but that doesn't seem to be a direct cause, because even with mercury banned from being injected into kids, (except Flu vaccines), autism is still rising in industrialized nations. Then too, there is...

See the BBC story here: Mattel Sorry for Design Flaws Seems much of the press lately about Chinese-made toys recalled for lead paint were a bit off base. Mattel now says "the vast majority of these products that we recalled were the result of a flaw in Mattel's design, not through a...

Hi Folks, I spent about 45 minutes using my google-ese, and I wasn't able to find the information I was looking for about lead. The scale for iron is easily found that shows at what temp iron glows what color. I'm looking for something similar for lead. would someone please point me in the...

I've used lead for various uses in my aquaria over the years. For holding down spawning mops, plants etc. I'm not alone as lead has been used all over the world in the aquarium industry for decades. Now I'm being told this is bad for my fish. I said it was safe and was asked for proof! "How do...

I'm relatively new, and don't know if this subject has been discussed before. If so, my apologies. In view of the increasing presence of fundamentalist groups in the USA, the power they have in the government, the influence they have or could have in the judicial system, the social pressure...

Well, here is the link. This is just really depressing to read right now... http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,692562,00.html Prepares for onslaught of rightwing trolls...

Slashdot reported yesterday that someone has taken portions of the Windows operating system source code and released it on the internet. Of course most responsible system administrators don't trust their windows boxen very far in the first place - not allowing any outside access to the...

We must all comprehend that Amerikan Fascism utilizes Mass Psychological Warfare in order to further its corporate-motivated designs. Were you ever wary about getting your mail behind the anthrax scare? Do you look at Middle Eastern people with a suspicious eye these days? Are you suspicious...

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President Bush has accepted severe criticism, so far, for not taking innitiatives to solve the Middle East conflict. To this point Bush seemed to be the complete opposite of Pr.Clinton who during his administration took the matter personally without any true results. Now, we see that Bush...