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Arsenic - Diabetes Linked?

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There is growing concern that low level arsenic consumption may be a contributing factor in the development of type 2 diabetes.

In 2001, the EPA lowered arsenic standards for public water systems to 10 parts per billion. At the time cancer risk was the concern.

Penn and Teller Call Bull[bleep] on Al Gore

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Check out this great clip from Penn and Teller’s show “Bull[bleep]”. Al Gore is such a clown, but the scary kind of clown. Penn and Teller, on the other hand, are funny.

What Is Youtility?

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In economics, utility is a measure of the relative satisfaction from or desirability of consumption of goods and services. Given this measure, one may speak of increasing or decreasing utility using the World Wide Web, and thereby explain social behavior in terms of attempts to increase one’s Youtility.
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one person makes a difference

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i will be the first to admit: i can be pretty self-absorbed. i don’t think about how many things i consume or throw away in a day, a month, or a year. after all, it doesn’t seem like very much. i’m just one person.

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