April 2012
Mad cow disease found in California dairy cow →
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But officials are saying the food chain is safe… more at L.A. Now.
A troubling trend in teens drinking hand sanitizer →
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Medical experts warn parents to watch for danger signs of young people getting drunk on the over-the-counter cleansers, which have a high percentage of ethyl alcohol.
Six teenagers have shown up in two San Fernando Valley emergency rooms in the last few months with alcohol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer, worrying public health officials who say the cases could signal a dangerous trend.
Some of the teenagers used salt to separate the alcohol from the sanitizer, making a potent drink that is similar to a shot of hard liquor.
Teens… seriously? You guys are clever as hell (salt-effect distillation?!) but don’t do this. A message from your Tumblr host.
—S.
Submitted by abelmartincharrow:
After the fat-cat/based dog image popped up simultaneously on my radar and dashboard, I was compelled to y’all a gif.
Cheers,
Abel
OMG.
Romney's healthcare plan may be more revolutionary -- and potentially more disruptive -- than Obama's →
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Instead of getting coverage at work, more Americans would shop for it on their own. That would mean more choices — and more risk. Critics and independent analysts say the impact would probably leave a larger number of Americans without insurance.
Daily Beast: 'The 13 Most Useless College Majors (As Determined By Science)' →
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Your host majored in 12, minored in 7 and is working in 8.
Politicalprof majored in two of these (English and History), and got a PhD and a job in a third … Politics and Government. And look what happened to me!
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1. Fine Arts
3. Film, Video, and Photographic Arts
4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design
5. Architecture
6. Philosophy and Religious Studies
7. English Literature and Language
8. Journalism
9. Anthropology and Archeology
11. Music
12. History
13. Political Science and Government
(Ed: Your primary tumblrs majored in two of these and now work in the field of a third.)
There are no useless college majors, only useless people.
“Cops (and detectives in particular) are usually on the same page about law and order issues. Not this time… We had missed a lot of indicators in the months that preceded the verdicts.”
—Kurt Wachter, retired LAPD detective. We have a lot of interesting stories up on our L.A. riots memory page, and more to come. You can share your story here.
Steve Lopez: Sisters of mercy, devotion — and dismay →
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Nuns feel shaken and insulted after the Vatican rapped them hard on the knuckles for not toeing the line.
