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☆ The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Kathleen Mcgrory | Neil Bedi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

But protocols failed to match reality at the Niagara Falls plant, according to more than a dozen workers. In addition to those signature diseases, which are rare even among asbestos workers, the tiny strands can harm the body in other ways. In the 15 years that followed, congressional attempts to ban asbestos would continue to fall short. OSHA declined to make an official available for an on-the-record interview or comment on ProPublica's findings at the Niagara Falls plant. At the OxyChem plant in Wichita, union president Keith Peacock said he was comfortable with the way asbestos was handled.

☆ 58-year-old whose side hustle renting out his pool made $195,000 in 2 years: Here's what you need to succeed
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jim Battan, 58, has made nearly $200,000 renting out his backyard pool. But he says his lucrative side hustle requires a lot of time, money and the right mindset to succeed. Here are the three reasons why Battan's six-figure side hustle isn't for casual pool owners. He spent $110,000 on its construction, which includes a pool house and attached spa pool that he keeps at 130 degrees year-round. The pool is also near the family's rescue farm, where Battan's wife cares for animals like pigs, raccoons and llamas.

☆ A Faraday Is Worth 1,000 Faucis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Andy Kessler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

“Fifteen days to slow the spread” and “flatten the curve” may have something to do with it. Real scientists, like Michael Faraday (1791-1867), whose birthday is this week, would be rolling their eyes. Well, if there was no Faraday, there would be no modern economy. Moving a loop of wires around a fixed magnet can induce electricity. Place a dynamo next to running water, like Niagara Falls, and you can generate reliable electricity.

It takes about 20 aloe leaves to make just one gallon of aloe vera juice. But some aloe products have been found to contain no aloe at all. Narrator: So how are real aloe vera products made? Narrator: A 2016 Bloomberg investigation found that Walmart, CVS, and Target's aloe products contain no evidence of aloe at all. When they "aloe gel," is it a gel that's made from blending up the whole leaf, or is it truly just pure aloe gel?

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☆ How a biohazard car gets dismantled and deep cleaned
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-11 | by ( Aj Caldwell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AMMO NYC is a car detailing service that manufactures car cleaning products. Larry Kosilla: Today we're going to go over the step-by-step process for cleaning a bio mold car. So, on the door panels, they're a little bit interesting because there are electrical components in it versus something like a floor mat. So you see us using toothbrushes and a little bit of compressed air. Learning a bunch of stuff about how to actually clean a car like this, it no longer is, quote, a "bio mold car."

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