Borax may also be used as an insecticide to kill roaches, ants, and fleas. In fact, it is also toxic to people. Signs of chronic toxic exposure include red and peeling skin, seizures, and kidney failure. The estimated lethal dose (ingested) for adults is 15-20 grams; less than 5 grams can kill a child or pet.
On August 12, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt called Hugo Black into his office, and, after a few minutes of small talk, removed a Supreme Court nomination form from his desk and handed the paper to Black. Thus Hugo Black was nominated as a United States Supreme Court Justice. Black, born in a farmhouse in Alabama, received the appointment after eleven years of Senate Service, in which he proved himself to be an enthusiastic New Dealer. In the New Deal spirit, he tempered justice with mercy to benefit the common man.
Updated at 5:36 p.m. Former Nevada attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto announced Wednesday that she will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid in 2016, a move that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee swiftly embraced.he National Republican Senatorial Committee wasted no time characterizing Cortez Masto as a rank-and-file Reid loyalist, pledging to keep her from winning the seat. âDespite being Harry Reidâs handpicked candidate, Catherine Cortez Masto will quickly learn that running for Senate is no picnic.