Wednesday, June 6, 2012
One in five admit they do.
Though the thermometer may not show it today, it is after a Memorial Day, so that means summer is here. And summer, for a lot of people, means swimming. But those waters, don't always contain, well, water—at least according to a recent survey from the Water Quality and Health Council which found that one in five Americans admit to urinating in a public swimming place. Seven in 10 confessed to skipping a shower before going for a swim. But experts say it's the lack of clean users in the pool that irritate eyes and sinuses that are worse for swimmers than the yellow stuff. A shower, after all, removes makeup, hair products and other irritants. To protect yourself, the Water Quality and Health Council provides free pool test strips so …
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The South Carolina House of Representatives voted 111-0 on Wednesday to revoke a dredging permit the SCDHEC Board approved last year giving the State of Georgia permission to deepen the Savannah River leading to the Port of Savannah.
In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, 111 members of the South Carolina House of Representatives rebuked Gov. Nikki Haley and the SCDHEC Board, which supported a permit allowing the State of Georgia to dredge the Savannah River to deepen port facilities in Savannah. A bipartisan bill sponsored by Charleston Reps. Leon Stavrinakis (D) and Jim Merrill (R) and Columbia Rep. Jim Harrison (R), the legislation seeks to halt the permit and return the authority for such decisions to the S.C. Maritime Commission and the General Assembly, an authority that the representatives say the Governor and the DHEC Board usurped in issuing the permit, according to a statement issued by Stavrinakis. “This vote represents a loud, bipartisan rejection of this …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Now under federal control and regulation, the chemicals Mephedrone, 3,4 methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and Methylone would be illegal to make or to sell.
The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has issued an emergency ban on the ingredients found in bath salts. The DEA announced on Friday it would exercise the right to control three synthetic stimulants used to make "bath salts" and "plant food," except as authorized by law, the release said. Now under federal control and regulation, the chemicals Mephedrone, 3,4 methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and Methylone would be illegal to make or to sell. In addition, products that contain the stimulants would also be illegal. The restriction in effect for a year will give the DEA and the Department of Health and Human Services time to study if the chemicals are permanently controlled as Schedule 1 substances. Schedule 1 is characterized as having…
stanley seigler
11:40 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
@Adam Crisp: "...heard that urine is sterile when it leaves the body." not sure how we got on this topic...but FYI...from navy survival training: "Urine is bacteriostatic (free from bacteria) and it is recommended for people who are lost at sea to drink urine rather than salt water. Urine is mostly water and can keep you alive case of dire survival situations." they told us some other dumb things… more ›