Monday, March 14, 2011

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Twink Wars, PICS; for Mar 15, 2011
Safe PICS For All Ages / We Support Keith Olbermann

Moderator Note: I am in the middle of moving - out of state.  From now through the next 10 days, I may not be posting as much.  During a period following this post from Monday, Mar 14th through Thurday, Mar 17, 2011, or Friday Mar 18, 2011, I will not be posting at all.  Posting may be slow after those dates as I shall be travelling, busy, unpacking, etc.  Please keep posts down to a minimum.  Thank you ....Jake

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Health - Wellness - Exercise - Reflections:  Japan Alert
Risk of cancer from exposure to radiation is key health concern

Mar 14, 2011 / The Irish Times

The level of dose is critical in determining the outcome for those affected, writes MUIRIS HOUSTON

EXPOSURE TO radiation, depending on the amount and the source, may be hazardous to human health. One of the pioneers of radiology, Marie Curie, paid the ultimate price from continuous exposure to early X-ray machines. In the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, 32 workers died from radiation-related injuries.

Radiation may affect the person exposed, including possible teratogenic effects on a foetus, or it could manifest itself in the exposed individual's children through genetic damage.

What are the health risks posed by the damaged reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant? Some 170,000 people have been evacuated from a 20km area (12.4 miles) around the plant, while latest reports suggest there were up to 260 people within a 10km radius when radiation levels rose and some 22 people are reported to have been contaminated following an explosion and partial reactor meltdown.

In terms of risk to the general public, radioactive iodine and caesium are the two elements of primary concern. Iodine-131 has a half-life of eight days; when it is absorbed by the body it accumulates in the thyroid gland. Located in the neck, the thyroid regulates our metabolism. But when radioactive iodine accumulates in the gland it causes cancer. The risk is greatest in children.

By administering potassium iodide, levels of iodine in the thyroid are topped up, thus preventing the accumulation of the radioactive material.

In the longer term, the greater threat to health is caesium-137, which has a half-life of 30 years. This element still contaminates the area around the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine. It is water-soluble and chemically similar to potassium and therefore mimics how potassium is metabolised. After entering the body, caesium-137 can damage cells, leading to an increased risk of cancer.

The total dose from environmental radiation of natural origin is about 2.2 millisieverts (mSv) per annum. Following an acute whole body exposure of 500 mSv to 2Sv, a risk for nuclear plant workers, nausea and vomiting are likely. At levels of 6Sv or greater, headache and a fever develop, in addition to gastrointestinal symptoms. And when a person is acutely exposed to multiples of 10Sv convulsion and death are inevitable.

Radiation causes inflammation of the lungs (pneumonitis), which in turn leads to fibrosis (scarring). Different parts of the gastrointestinal tract differ in their sensitivity to radiation: the oesophagus (gullet) and rectum are relatively radio-resistant, while the stomach and small intestine are much more sensitive. Radiation damage to the lens in the eye may cause a cataract some years after exposure.

But bone marrow is the main area of concern. White cells, manufactured in the marrow, are especially sensitive to depletion and may drop to 50 per cent of normal levels within 48 hours of exposure. Platelet levels also drop so the person may develop both spontaneous bleeding and infection.
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And Now, Our War of the Fittest!

This group is called "Peckers Pics."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, you should select the guy that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!"   Warning: This may stoke you!
 
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GLBT Expo; NYC; March 11, 2011
Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Lynch Press Obama On Gay Marriage
The Huffington Post / Nick Wing / Mar 14, 2011

Hollywood actors and business leaders teamed up for a pro-gay marriage initiative organized by Freedom to Marry's "Say I Do" campaign, sending a letter Monday to President Obama urging him to "end discrimination in marriage."

In the plea, signed by gay celebrity couples such as Ellen & Portia DeGeneres and Jane Lynch & Lara Embry, record executive and philanthropist David Geffen, and other A-listers such as Anne Hathaway, the group asks the president to build upon his recent order not to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act by taking more direct steps to legalize same-sex marriage.

"We ask you now for your leadership on ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage, an exclusion that harms millions of Americans each day. Whether to end discrimination in marriage is a question America has faced before, and faces again today," the letter says. "With so many Americans talking it through in heartfelt conversations, it is a question that calls for clarity from the President."

Obama recently announced that his attitudes about gay marriage were "evolving" following a period during which he claimed to support civil unions over actual marriage rights.

Many gay rights activists celebrated Obama's shift on DOMA as a potential sign that he would soon be taking action on the gay marriage issue. His administration, however, maintained that the move was consistent with his prior views on the law, and did not constitute a significant shift in his stance on gay marriage rights.
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