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about a pregnant man?
Do you remember a story about a pregnant man?
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1. Authority Who?2. Content What?3. Currency When?4. Bias Why?
5. Domain Where? ~
http://www.rythospital.com/2008/
Virgilwong.com, ArtistVirgil Wong, whose work often deals with medicine and technology, installed realistic hospital posters and informational …. They promote a fictitious medical center — its Web site, rythospital.com, is disarmingly authentic — that specializes in male pregnancy (malepregnancy.com).http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/arts/design/11home.html?scp=2&sq=virgilwong.com&st=cse
1. In Disneyland’s New Orleans Square is a private members-only club & the membership wait is years!
http://www.mouseplanet.com/more/mm011127.htm
2. Life Saver candy has a hole in the middle to prevent a person from choking.
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=34&s=264&ai=68835&arch=y&ssd=4/15/2008%2012:01:00%20PM
3. Twinkies will last forever because they have so many preservatives.
http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~zacme/twinkietheory.htm
4. Red lipstick contains high levels of lead!
http://www.canaryclub.org/health-library-women/294-article-lead-in-lipstick.html
5. CTCA “agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that they made false and unsubstantiated claims in advertising and promoting their cancer treatments.”
http://www.cancercenter.com/pancreatic-cancer.cfm?source=GOOGLEMW&channel=paid%20search&c=paid%20search:google:Google%20-%20Midwestern%20Core%20Terms%20New:Cancer%20Treatments:%20Pancreas:pancreatic%20cancer%20treatment:Exact&ef_id=GqlNVEUogXkAAALL:20110210200600:s
1. In Disneyland’s New Orleans Square is a private members-only club & the membership wait is years!
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-08/local/me-2915_1_disneyland-clubhttp://www.mouseplanet.com/more/mm011127.htm
2. Life Saver candy has a hole to prevent a person from choking if it gets caught in the throat.
http://www.wrigley.com/global/brands/life-savers.aspx
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=34&s=264&ai=68835&arch=y&ssd=4/15/2008%2012:01:00%20PM
3. Twinkies will last forever because they have so many preservatives?
http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~zacme/twinkietheory.htm
http://www.hostesscakes.com/twinkies.asp
26 day shelf life
1. Which university sponsors this site?
2. What does the ~ sign mean?
http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~zacme/twinkietheory.htm
4. Red lipstick contains high levels of lead!
http://www.canaryclub.org/health-library-women/294-article-lead-in-lipstick.html
“Studies have found that lead in lipstick is not a cause for concern, but research is continuing.”http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/health/13real.html
5. CTCA “agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that they made false and unsubstantiated claims in advertising and promoting their cancer treatments.”
http://www.cancercenter.com/pancreatic-cancer http://search.epnet.com
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DOES BODY PIERCING AFFECT THE HEALTH OF TEENS?
BODY PIERCING HEALTH TEENS
DOES BODY PIERCING AFFECT THE HEALTH OF TEENS?
BODY PIERCING HEALTH TEENS?
BODY PIERCING or TATOOING
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CRIM E CRIM ESCRIM INALCRIM INALSCRIM INALIZATION CRIM*
BODY PIERC* OR TATTOO*TEEN*HEALTH*
Body piercing and teens = 15 hits
Body piercing and teen* = 29 hits
(Body piercing or tattooing) and teen* = 52 hits
(Body pierc* or tattoo*) and teen* = 91 hits
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(Body pierc* or tattoo*) and teen* and health* = 10 hits
