Blathering On

Things I think and then type.

Entries for July, 2006

Self-Regulating Industry – Plastic Poison

Many people have heard by now that plastics can leach a dangerous compound into liquid and food, especially when heated. The compound, BPA, has been shown to mimic sex hormones. By mimicing estrogen and blocking testosterone, the compound can be especially dangerous for developing bodies. One study showed that EVERY [...]

“Kate Hudson finds success fun, but hard earned”

“LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Kate Hudson is lucky, and she knows it. But the 27-year-old’s success in her relatively short Hollywood career has been hard earned, even for the daughter of a popular Hollywood star. ”
“Hudson is the daughter of Goldie Hawn who raised her with long-time companion Kurt Russell, a veteran of [...]

I just don’t get it.

“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bush administration is preparing a crackdown on intelligence leaks to the media and will try to pursue prosecutions in some recent cases, the chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. ”
“In recent months, two major intelligence operations were leaked to the media: the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance [...]