Every year at this time, people warn us about fireworks?they’re dangerous, they can start fires, etc. But what OUR readers want to know is, are they also bad for our health?
Colorful explosives may use potassium perchlorate, a chemical, also used in dry cleaning, that has been connected to deterioration of the thyroid gland. But the burning of the fireworks consumes most of this.
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George Noory plans to run for Prez in 2012 – Grandiose displays of fireworks, parades, and concerts are the way Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, and that’s pretty much the way it has been since 1776. Researcher James Heintze says, “The fireworks, the parades, the music, the costumes date all the way back. The degree and character change with the times, but the patriotism is always the same.” But here’s something new: radio host George Noory is considering a run for the White House in 2012.
WorldNetDaily.com quotes Noory as saying, “With the millions of listeners to Coast to Coast AM, I get constant feedback from people who are not happy with the current candidates. Maybe I will run for president in 2012.”
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…to cell phones? – Is your child constantly on the cell phone? In Spain, this is considered a mental illness?two teens there, ages 12 and 13, have been committed to a mental health institution for 3 months for this reason. BBC News quotes psychologist Jose Martinez-Raga, who is an expert in addictions, as warning that these cases are the “tip of the iceberg,” and that cell phone addiction “could definitely be a danger in the future.”
BBC quotes psychologist Maite Utges as saying, “They both showed disturbed behavior and this exhibited itself in failure at school. They both had serious difficulties leading normal lives.”
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For the first time in human history, there will soon be no ice at the North Pole. In the June 27th edition of the Independent, Steve Connor quotes researcher Mark Serreze as saying, “From the viewpoint of science, the North Pole is just another point on the globe, but symbolically it is hugely important. There is supposed to be ice at the North Pole, not open water.”
Although it’s an ominous sign of continuing global warming, it’s not bad for the locals: it opens the way for Arctic nations to reach oil and mineral deposits which have been impossible to get at because of the thick sea ice.
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