Menstrual blood is comprised of more than just blood... it consists of blood, cervical mucus, tissue, etc... this is why the color, consistency and smell do not always match that of other blood. Additionally... I'd imagine that menstrual blood would be much more likely to carry something infectious (yeast, bacterial…

I think they come in all sorts, because I've definitely heard the "show me where it says separation of church and state SHOW ME WHERE IT SAYS IT"

The separation of church and state was never explicitly stated in the Constitution or any amendments, whereas the right to bare arms is... but, generally speaking, the Constitution is interpreted as containing a separation of church and state. Basically, the fact that it is not EXPLICITLY STATED is how a lot of these…

This is true, but I don't believe any of the big journals publish apologies or personal notes. Also, assuming that peer review is intact - arguably you shouldn't see too many of the latter type of retractions unless there was large scale fraud. The only instance where I can remember an author commenting (on a personal…

Information is quietly recanted in academia all the time, especially in top tier journals (they have the overall highest rates of research being recanted). What is rare is that anyone outside of the field actually cares unless there is some sort of drama involved.

There are so many fun, pretty dresses there. If I somehow ever get dragged into something more than a courthouse wedding I will have to remember her!

Yeah, the real issue here isn't the advice in the study itself but more than people tend to be so grossly uninformed (or misinformed) about their own health. I keep seeing comments dismissing this as a bad diet because it would cause issues with X medical condition (though not the OP of this thread)... it's just kind…

Wow, haha, thanks for posting about her!

Hey, yeah, because this study was clearly doesn't allow for any sort of exceptions due to medical conditions, y'know.

So, I typically work considerably longer workdays than most people (ranging from 10-16 hours) and I've fallen into this "diet" pretty much on my own. I get up, eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat a small bit of food around 4-5 pm, I go home - go about my business until I fall asleep. I still go out, have a social life and…

No! This article demonstrates the entire lack of say people living in DC get... their representative has to be given permission to speak and is non-voting.

We might find out in a few years if things keep going like they have been.

When crap like this is pulled on DC... it makes me pretty happy I actually live in Maryland.

but the implication here is that they think that his presentation as a "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln" is how he won over the public - which to me means it's "positive"... so him running with this description just plays into the idea that he's trying to fit into some friendly image to gain votes.

Where are you finding these bedazzled men? Am I blissfully unaware because I only go to dive bars?

Interesting, now tell me your feelings on 'brah'

Looking at the NYT article it seems like they're wanting their "extremely literate" black republican to claim that Obama MISLED the nation by presenting himself as a "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln"... which I think is them claiming that he presented himself as this totally awesome cool dude when in reality he's so…

Where exactly do you live that you've never seen the need for a speed limit below 30 mph?

They asked her to get out of the car because she was being arrested, she refused. Then they asked her what a taser was. She was resisting arrest, big fucking mistake. Maybe it never should have been escalated to the point of arrest, but it was - and at that point refusing to get out of her car was pretty damn stupid.

I'm in agreement here. From what I can tell, the police weren't violating her rights or even trying to... maybe they could have explained signing the ticket and it would have resolved things, who knows? I mean, heck, I'm a big fan of speeding and even I take speeding in a school zone seriously. If you're pulled over…