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02-17-2013, 06:59 PM
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Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian
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Just remember Paracelsus: the dose makes the poison.
Fluoridated tap water has indisputably improved dental health in those with access to it. Overdoses of fluoride - not so helpful.
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02-18-2013, 04:49 AM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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I think one of the big arguments about toxicity rests with the accumulative dose when flouride toothpaste, mouth wash and so forth are taken into account.
Even so, the amount needed to create flouride overdose...you'd basically need to be eating the toothpaste, as I understand it. This is a more important debate than ever imo, with some of the recent studies seeming to show a causal link between toothdecay and some types of heart disease.
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02-18-2013, 08:34 AM
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I DID mention she's crazy, right?
but sweet. Very, very sweet. Her face is like sunshine and she smells of pine needles!
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02-18-2013, 02:25 PM
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
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02-18-2013, 03:41 PM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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Ahh, I misunderstood the reports then. Either that or the reports were hyping up the link. This was something I saw a while back on the BBC News site.
The levels of dental problems in populations with and without fluoridated water, however, is something I have looked at in some detail. Likewise the evidence for and against it being potentially dangerous in terms of fluoride poisoning. Though I can't recall all the details (it's about 4 years ago), I recall my conclusions. I am absolutely in favour of fluoride being added to the water supply.
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02-18-2013, 06:01 PM
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Doctor Wtf
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So Dana wants to put fluoride in everyone's water. Now isn't that just how your typical commie likes to act?
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05-17-2013, 09:14 AM
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Doctor Wtf
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I sold my inner child to a sweatshop.
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05-17-2013, 09:32 AM
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maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow
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"Can a gene be patented?"
'Can' it be? Probably. 'Should' it be? The answer depends on who you ask. Does it matter? Not to me. As I say up-thread: not goin' the slave route...don't care if God in Heaven Above points His Fiery Finger of Fate at me and says, 'PAY'. I say, I own 'me' no matter what patented materials are inside me. I say, self-possession trumps patent law (and LAW in general) every time. # "they have the lawyers/money to make your life shitty" Sure...so what? Living is not an exercise in 'fair' (probably the only thing tw and me might agree on). When the lion is on your ass: defend yourself. # "Google now owns that inner child you thought was yours" HA! # "I sold my inner child to a sweatshop." HA! I killed and ate mine (raw) He was yummy. |
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05-18-2013, 04:20 PM
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Read? I only know how to write.
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05-18-2013, 12:19 AM
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Старый сержант
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Cool. Maybe now we can all find an inner adult.
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05-20-2013, 08:18 AM
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maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow
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"Can a gene be patented?"
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05-20-2013, 08:45 AM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
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The last paragraph in HQ's link:
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05-24-2013, 06:17 AM
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still says videotape
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Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. has been sentenced to almost three decades in jail after conspiring with private prisons to trade kids for cash.
In this case I'd lean death penalty, let's see how much actual time is served. http://intellihub.com/2013/05/22/pen...rU_wk.facebook If we are going to have prisons, I don't think mixing in the profit motive is a good idea.
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05-26-2013, 11:48 AM
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The future is unwritten
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In this case I'd lean torture. What he did to those kids is indefensible.
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