Have you seen this yet? All these companies are being sued for having accrylamide in their food.

clicky clickyFirst of all, only a possible carcinogen (while it is in fact a known neurotoxin). One should not be able to sue people based on suspected truths that have not been proven at all. John Edwards did that--and won--and then it was found ( Read more... )

Today I had my introduction to Costco

Recently I have been looking at receivers, and had settled on the Pioneer VSX-912 esp. since I found it at costco for $150. However, I procrastinated in my purchase and quickly found out that Costco discontinued selling the product, and the closest store with any left was in New Rochelle, an hour away when it ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in weeks. Mostly because my life's been accelerating and feeling somewhat out of control ( Read more... )

Well this was a few days coming but ( Read more... )

Rosie O'Donnell has been out of work for a few years. You know, she stopped being family friendly when she came out of the closet and decided that she was going to be a vocal gay rights and everything else left of the border advocate. That and she can't act. Well, having 18 multi-racial adopted mouths to feed, i guess she does need some sort of ( Read more... )

American Cities That Best Fit You:

65% New York City

60% Chicago

55% Philadelphia
50% Seattle

45% Los Angeles

Which American Cities Best Fit You?

I came upon another poster today named splendidqueen. In addition to her live journal she runs a blog devoted to her MD/PhD lifestyle. I found a page where she discusses an analogy regarding her MD/PhD training to languages.

For me, being a physician scientist is not really about wearing two ( Read more... )

And I quote:

Dear, Lee

On behalf of the comittee on Awards, Prizes, and Scholarships I am writing to congruadulate you on your selection for the

Hawk Prize

The gift of Philip B. Hawk 1898, as a memorial to his wife, Gladys, to
the students who have done the most effective work in biochemistry.
YES!!! HA HA HA!!! I'M RICH BEEEOTCH ( Read more... )

Via SlashDot: Penn state scientists electrically stimulate microbes to produce hydrogen gas. This new process surpasses the previous "fermentation limit" by 4x. If scaled up this could revolutionize hydrogen production and make the possibility of hydrogen fuel much more realistic than it is now. Very little electricity is required (

I'm in dire straits for the first time in a long time. Applying to medical schools basically bankrupted me. My parents have given me a few hundred this year, and I've dug into my Bar Mitzvah money as much as I feel comfortable with, knowing that I'll truly be in my own in the coming years, and still I've ended up this week with $20 liquid cash in ( Read more... )