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Bud Green said:

Nostril Hair Extensions Are Going Viral.... The Newest Instagram Thing

I know you're gonna think I made this up...Google it..
Dumb young girls trying to set a new fashion trend..

Hmmmm, Sexy!.....Not...
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oh no bro! and you remember the '60s & '70s hippy chicks that thought it was cool to let their armpit hair grow out...

everything was counter this/counter that back then.

left was right... right was left
up was down... down was up
especially when you did some acid

purple microdot was my favorite & easiest to get.

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That`s the real reason it`s called Coca-Cola.

Moreover, coca is still used to make it even to this very day.

RMS

here's looking at you, three eyed snake.

What’s the dirtiest place in the airport? New study reveals surprising results

What’s the dirtiest place in the airport? New study reveals surprising results



If you’re a frequent traveler, here’s something to think about on your next flight. According to a study, most airport germs can be found in an unlikely place. Surprisingly, it’s not in the toilets.

The study was conducted by researchers from the National Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos; THL) in Finland and the University of Nottingham in England.

Airport security bins are full of microbes

For their study, the researchers swabbed various surfaces often used by passengers at Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Finland. They discovered that even though at least one respiratory virus was present on 10 percent of everything they swabbed, the microbes that could make people sick can be found on items like card readers in shops, children’s play areas, passport checking counters, and staircase rails.

The researchers warned that they also detected bugs that could cause illness in 25 percent of the air samples they analyzed. They added that the virus they detected the most in their study was rhinovirus, the cause of the common cold.

According to the researchers, they found rhinovirus on a whopping 40 percent of the surfaces that were contaminated by at least one virus. They also detected significant amounts of influenza A virus.

Not surprisingly, the surfaces these viruses were most frequently found on were also the most unavoidable: The plastic bins used at airport security checkpoints. (Related: Safe flying? Study finds airport security trays carry more viruses than toilets.)

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In a press release, Niina Ikonen, a virology expert from THL, explained that the study was the first to investigate the presence of microbes in an airport. She said that the results can help support preparedness planning to prevent the spread of serious infectious diseases in airports.

Ikonen added, “The results also provide new ideas for technical improvement in airport design and refurbishment.”

Coronavirus also detected in airport surfaces

The researchers also found a worrying microbe called coronavirus on 30 percent of the surfaces contaminated by a virus.

According to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, most coronaviruses cause mild to moderate upper respiratory infections like the common cold. However, coronavirus can sometimes cause severe pneumonia, especially among the elderly and individuals with heart and lung disease.

Dr. Carl J. Fichtenbaum, a professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati, warned that many microbes can survive on different surfaces for at least several days.

In the study, the researchers used a method that only detects genetic material from viruses on surfaces and in the air. They clarified that detection through this method was not proof that the viruses were alive and could cause diseases.

How to stay healthy when flying

The researchers were surprised to find that there weren’t that many viruses in most of the samples collected from the airport restrooms. They posited that this was because most people wash their hands thoroughly when they’re using a public toilet.

Even though you’re not necessarily in danger of contracting a serious illness when you travel by plane, it’s important to take precautions so you don’t catch a cold or the flu. Follow these tips to avoid exposure to germs when you’re traveling.

Wash your hands often and thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hand washing is the most important infection control measure.
Don’t touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Wipe down the armrests and tray table with sanitary wipes.
Use tissues to open the bathroom door.
Always use a face mask, especially if you’re sitting next to a passenger who’s coughing or sneezing.
Get a window seat, and ask a flight attendant if you can switch seats to get away from a sick passenger.
Stay hydrated and avoid fatigue to strengthen your immune response.
Don’t fly if you’re really sick.
Fichtenbaum said he doesn’t think airports can start a flu epidemic. While there are a lot of people in airports, travelers don’t usually come in contact with surfaces or other individuals long enough for infection to occur.

However, it’s still important to practice proper hygiene since you’re more likely to catch a cold or the flu at home or in public areas like schools.


Source: https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-05-04-whats-the-dirtiest-place-in-the-airport-new-study.html


RMS

First genetically modified babies case in China

First genetically modified babies case in China

Bioethics appraoch after latest offical investigations

After the statement from Chinese geneticist Jiankui He that he and his team had achieved the birth of the first genetically modified babies (that our Observatory covered extensively, see HERE), the Chinese government ordered an official investigation that has now confirmed the veracity of these facts.

Jiankui and his team used the CRISPR gene editing tool to inactivate the CCR5 gene in human embryos, giving them immunity to the AIDS virus. Two of these embryos were transferred to the patient, with the pregnancy progressing and resulting in the birth of the first babies with a modified genome. Another pregnancy is also currently underway.

The investigation has revealed that the Chinese scientist falsified documents to pretend that the experiment had been approved by an Ethics Committee. He also used blood samples from other individuals so that the tests would not detect that the men participating in the experiment were HIV positive, as in China, HIV carriers are banned from participating in in vitro fertilization cycles. The university where he worked has announced that he has been formally dismissed.

International scientific community opinion

These experiments have been widely criticized by the international scientific community, because the technique is not safe and the changes will be transmitted from generation to generation. Furthermore, in a recent issue of journal The Lancet, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and a group of HIV researchers have joined the criticisms, classing the facts as contrary to ethics, morality and legality, and proposing the implementation of appropriate regulations and practical guidelines. They also recommend that the privacy of the babies be protected.

Counterproductive effects of the modification

It is also interesting that the HIV researchers stress how inactivation of the CCR5 gene not only does not mean the cure of any disease (it is a preventive modification), but that it may be counterproductive: “The CCR5 gene has a key role in maintaining proper physiological and immunological functions of the cell. Genetically knocking out CCR5 in healthy human embryos has no scientific basis, could have serious adverse effects, and is likely to have unpredictable consequences”. They also highlight that “HIV is highly mutable and CCR5 is only one of the co-receptors for HIV entry. Therefore, disabling the CCR5 gene would not completely prevent HIV infection” and that “proven effective and accessible strategies already exist for the prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV”. They therefore concluded that this genetic modification “provides no benefit but is likely to have uncontrollable risks to the babies and their future health”.

Should only be condemned genetic modifications with reproductive purposes?

Up to this point, the assessments provided appear adequate. Nevertheless, there is another aspect in which the ethical criterion does not seem right to us. Thus, the three publications condemn only those genetic modifications that have a “reproductive purpose”, understood as the implantation of the embryos in a woman and their development. The modification of embryos for investigational ends, in contrast, would not be reproachable. However, this involves the modification of human embryos for their subsequent use and destruction, which is ethically unacceptable. Scientific advances in this area should be based on research on animal embryos.

Spanish Bioethics Committee position

In light of this news, the Spanish Bioethics Committee has issued a document stating their position on these events and on germline genetic modification.

The report highlights the importance not only of the safety problems that gene editing poses, but also the ethical and social conflicts. It also states that “in no case, the decision to apply gene editing and the corresponding gene therapy in humans can start from private and singular initiatives, but rather should be taken in a general framework of reflection, deliberation and consensus”. As regards the distinction between genetic modification for curative or enhancement purposes, it states that “although the use of these techniques in the strictly curative field is not exempt from ethical problems, their use for direct or indirect enhancement purposes (mere biology or enhancement genetic engineering), as has happened in the case of the two girls born in China, is absolutely unacceptable and inadmissible, under the requirements of the essential value of the dignity and equality of human beings”.

Source: https://www.bioethicsobservatory.org/2019/04/genetic-modification-risks-involved/30129


My Squid senses are tingling on this one big time, and it's telling me that this is merely the tip of the iceberg, and that the entire story has not been uncovered/revealed.


RMS

nordie said:

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Mrs G. has a picture of a big one eyed snake that she keeps as a pet, but the TOU won't allow me to post it...

Bud Green said:

Mrs G. has a picture of a big one eyed snake that she keeps as a pet, but the TOU won't allow me to post it...

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the right lens can make ANYTHING look big...

Denver votes to decriminalise magic mushrooms by razor-thin margin

Denver votes to decriminalise magic mushrooms by razor-thin margin



Denver has voted to decriminalise the use of magic mushrooms - the first US city to do so.
The motion was put to a public vote on Tuesday, and passed with a slim majority of 50.6%.
Although the mushrooms will technically still be illegal, restrictions on personal use and possession by adults will be drastically loosened.

Police officers will now be instructed to treat magic mushroom users as their lowest priority.
Denver decriminalised cannabis in 2005 ahead of the rest of the state of Colorado. Tuesday's referendum was the first US public vote on magic mushrooms.

What are magic mushrooms?

They are a form of fungus found across the world which contains a psychedelic chemical called psilocybin.
The UK's National Health Service describes them as a hallucinogenic "making people see, hear and experience the world in a different, 'trippy' way".

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Westerners began taking them as a recreational drug in the 1950s but they may have been used long before that in rituals in parts of the world such as Central America.
Under US federal law, psilocybin belongs in the same group of banned drugs as heroin and LSD, and it has been designated a Class A drug in the UK since 2005.
The US federal government argues that psilocybin has high abuse potential and no accepted medical value. The drug remains illegal in many other countries.

What is the argument for decriminalisation?

Campaigners in Denver say certain mushrooms "may be helpful in the treatment of cluster headaches, PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] and OCD [Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder]".
Advocates say that a growing body of evidence suggests that the drug has therapeutic benefits for a wide range of illnesses, from anxiety to addiction.

A UK study in 2016, found a hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression.
In Iowa, a Republican lawmaker recently introduced two bills to remove magic mushrooms from the state's list of controlled substances.
In two other US states - Oregon and California - campaigns have launched to have similar issues on the ballot for the 2020 elections.

How will the new law work in Denver?

Officials will now be barred from "spending resources to impose criminal penalties" for personal use and possession of the drug for residents over the age of 21, effectively preventing the city from prosecuting or arresting adults found with mushrooms.
According to the ballot, adults can even grow mushrooms for personal use.
But psilocybin is not being legalised and cannot be sold by cannabis businesses.
Before the vote Denver's district attorney, Beth McCann, said that although she was against the motion, if it passed she would support the formation of a review panel to study the effects of the drug. The changes could take effect as soon as next year.

How are people reacting?

Kevin Matthews, who led the campaign to decriminalise the mushrooms, told the Denver Post: "Against all odds, we prevailed. This is what happens when a small team of dedicated and passionate people unite under a single idea to create change."
His group Decriminalise Denver, which was behind the initiative, said: "No-one should go to jail, lose their children, lose their job, and lose their citizen's rights for using a mushroom. One arrest is too many for something with such low and manageable risks for most people, relative to its potential benefits."

Several major figures opposed decriminalisation, including Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Ms McCann.

Ms McCann told the Washington Post: "At this point, I don't think it's a good idea. We're still figuring out marijuana, and even though things are going well so far, we're still measuring the impacts on the people of Denver."


Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48185366




RMS

thats awesome

Will That Be One Scoop Or Two...?

Will That Be One Scoop Or Two...?





RMS

this will get you, us weapon, no explosion.

Not exactly news, but pretty funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv7Ts4v5_Bs

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I know of a few dirtballs who need a hit off of that..

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Ninja rocket...

Interesting concept... look like hellfire while have ring of blades..

Still that is a weaponized robot,pilot sits few thousend miles from war front
and play like its a Playstation,maybe even have beer and joint on side
and search for a pray..

soon there will be a true Terminators walking around...

RMS

THC-Blood Levels Can’t Be Determined Postmortem, Research Finds

THC-Blood Levels Can’t Be Determined Postmortem, Research Finds



The role of cannabis in vehicular crashes remains one of the most controversial aspects of legalization. A new study produced by a Colorado researcher threatens to upset one of the supposed scientific certainties about impairment and blood-THC levels.

Andrea Tully, a graduate student researcher at the University of Colorado, looked at the blood draw methods and THC level results from 100 recently deceased subjects at the El Paso County Coroner’s Office in Colorado Springs.

Each subject tested positive for THC, but when comparing blood drawn from different parts of the body, Tully found dramatic disparities in THC levels. She also found disparities in THC levels drawn soon after death, compared to blood drawn hours or days later from the same subject.

Her conclusions throw doubt on the growing pool of data in legal states on fatal vehicle crashes supposed caused by THC impairment. “Reaching a verdict on the level of impairment of a deceased individual,” Tully wrote, “can prove to be risky and possibly reckless,” due to the many uncontrolled variables she uncovered in postmortem blood draws.
This has the potential to be a politically explosive statement.

THC-Impairment Data as a Political Weapon

Anti-legalization groups like SAM and the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area group have gone to great lengths to publicize a purported rise in the number of fatal traffic crashes due to THC impairment. That data is often based on postmortem blood draws taken from drivers involved in a fatal crash.

Most legal states have adopted 5 ng/mL (nanograms per milliliter) of THC in the blood as the per se limit. Anything under that is considered legal; over that is grounds for arrest on a DUI charge, regardless of the actual impairment of the driver. When a driver killed in an auto crash is suspected of being impaired, their blood is drawn postmortem, sometimes hours or days after death.

As the Body Decays, THC Migrates

In her research, Tully found that delay skewed the data. The longer the time interval between death and the blood draw, the higher the THC level in the blood. She attributed that to the phenomenon of postmortem redistribution.

“Postmortem redistribution describes the movement of drugs within the body after death,” Tully noted, “with the result that the blood concentration of a drug is significantly higher at autopsy than immediately after death.”

That redistribution happens in part because organs that contain high concentrations of THC (such as the lungs and liver) release THC into nearby blood vessels at death.

THC levels also vary widely in different parts of the body. Tully found that blood draws from one subject varied from 2.1 ng/mL (under the legal limit) to 6.6 ng/mL (above the legal limit) depending on where blood was drawn in the body, while another subject’s THC levels varied from 2.9 ng/mL to 40.9 ng/mL.

Quality of Blood Sample Affects THC Level

Regarding the condition of the blood samples taken, Tully also found that “as the quality of the sample decreases, the concentration of THC increases.”

For example: One draw that contained a high amount of fat registered a high level of THC, most likely due to the fact that THC is highly lipophilic, so it tends to concentrate in fat cells. That fat-heavy sample registered nearly three times the THC level as a cleaner blood sample taken from the same subject.

Her research offers no conclusions about THC and impairment in living drivers, only about the accuracy of blood-THC levels gathered from postmortem blood draws. “Colorado has a statewide DUID limit of 5 ng/mL of parent THC in blood,” which is calculated based on blood samples taken from living drivers, Tully wrote. “However, making such a judgment call in deceased individuals is not so simple.”

Source: https://www.leafly.com/news/science-tech/thc-blood-levels-cant-be-determined-postmortem



RMS

nordie said:

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A secret 'Ninja' missile that shreds targets with six swords has been secretly developed by the CIA.

The weapon called the R9X is designed to smash through buildings and cars with the help of large blades that deploy seconds before impact.

The devastating so called 'flying Ginsu', named after a knife brand, does not have an explosive warhead to minimize civilian casualties.

Abu Khayr al-Masri, the deputy leader of Al-Qaeda was reportedly killed by one of these missiles in February 2017.

His car was shredded by the 'Ninja missile' as he drove through Idlib in northern Syria.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the goal of the weapon is to reduce unintended casualties caused by other more conventional missiles that detonate and engulf both targets and their surroundings.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7012355/US-government-developed-secret-missile-six-BLADES-kill-terrorists-not-civilians.html

RMS

OUT ON THE HIGHWAY ,lol 92 year old bloke escaped from home n went driving in his mobility scoot, driver slowed and covered him from traffic n the old ozzy told him to fuck off so I reckon he's an ozzy alright lol.

Great-Grandmother Arrested at Disney World for Having CBD Oil in Her Purse

Great-Grandmother Arrested at Disney World for Having CBD Oil in Her Purse



For many, a trip to Disney World is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, with some planning their trips years in advance. Sometimes, even a small change in plans—like a delayed flight or a thunderstorm—can result in a big loss when it comes to both money and fun.

For one great-grandmother, her trip to the most magical place on earth turned into a nightmare.

The 69-year-old woman from North Carolina was visiting Disney World when she was arrested after an Orange County Deputy discovered CBD oil in her purse. The great-grandmother, Hester Jordan Burkhalter, had been using CBD oil to treat arthritis on a recommendation from her doctor. She was even prepared with a note from her doctor in case of this very situation.

But despite the note, Burkhalter, who hasn’t had so much as a speeding ticket in her entire life, spent the next 12 hours behind bars before eventually being released on a $2,000 bond.

Burkhalter, who had been planning the trip to Disney World for two years, told Fox 35:


Source: https://themindunleashed.com/2019/05/great-grandmother-cbd-oil-arrested-disney-world.html

RMS