In March 2010, a pair of health inspectors responding to multiple tips paid a three-day visit to the factory headquarters of the
Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) company, a leading international maker of breast implants. On their second day, the inspectors found something odd: six discarded plastic containers of Silopren, a liquid silicone designed for industrial, not medical use, lined up along the outside wall of the production site. The lead inspector estimated they had contained nearly 9 tons of liquid silicone.
It now appears as if between 300,000 and 400,000 women throughout the world may have received potentially toxic, faulty breast implants containing ingredients never clinically tested on humans, manufactured and distributed by a company that knowingly deceived regulators, suppliers, distributors, medical professionals and ultimately, patients. Reuters photographer's Blog:
Operating on an implant scandal. (Last link NSFW, graphic images that contain nudity.) [more inside]
posted by zarq
on Feb 18, 2012 -
58 comments
Geeky? Crafty? Got some time on your hands? Make your own boardgame pieces!
Tutorials for making
custom 3-d Settlers of Catan tiles (and gorgeous custom sets
here, and
here, although with no instructions,alas).
Agricola more your style? Grab some polymer clay and
get making resources,
more resources,
food,
sheep,
more sheep,
boars,
cattle, and (of course)
farmers,
farmers,
farmers,
farmers,
farmers, and
farmers. Don't forget
fences, tiles, and a starting player piece. Lots more in the
image gallery at BoardGameGeek.
posted by arcticwoman
on Mar 2, 2009 -
15 comments
It puts the lotion in the basket. [nsfw] You know how in that movie,
The Silence of the Lambs, the serial killer they're trying to catch is skinning women because he wants to make a suit out of
real girls? If this product was around, perhaps we could have saved the lives of a lot of fictional victims.
posted by Sully
on Jul 25, 2007 -
81 comments
