7/27/10
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Are Whole Foods and Other Retailers Slowly Poisoning Their Employees?

Bisphenol A, or BPA for short, has been in the news quite a bit lately.

The chemical is widely recognized in the scientific and food safety communities as an endocrine disruptor and carcinogen. Unfortunately, BPA has been contaminating the foods of the American public via leeching from food containers for years, specifically from aluminum cans used for canned goods and soft drinks.

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  6/30/10
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Limerick the News: Russian Spies

There once were some spies sent from Russia
Who were scouting for intel and captcha
But as folks online knew
In Soviet Russia, espionage commits YOU!
Ten spies were arrested. America, fuck yeah!

[Russian Spies]

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  6/29/10
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Google Trying to Maintain Their Search Service in China

Google is walking a file line with maintaining service in China since disputes over political censorship have strained their dialogue with the country's government.

A blog post today by Google reports that, although a simple redirect from the Google.cn homepage to Google.com.hk has worked well for most of the Chinese speaking userbase of the site, the Chinese government is none to pleased with the unfiltered results, and as a result may revoke Google's license to operate in the country.

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  6/29/10
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RentaFriend.com Offers Platonic Friendships For a Fee

RentaFriend.com is offering friend finding services online, but unlike a few other sites with similar names, these are friends without benefits.

Rent A Friend is geared towards successful friend finding sites in Japan and Asia that provide pay-for-friendship services. Hourly rates are negotiated on the site and generally range between $20-$50 an hour.

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