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Cycle tracks and other bike-specific infrastructure are prevalent in the cycling cities of Northern Europe, but have been slow to catch on in North America,” says Kay Teschke, a professor in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and lead author of the study. “Adoption of safer route infrastructure would prevent crashes from occurring in…

The 2012 United States presidential election campaign was an orchestrated media farce. Even more, mainstream media in the United States is basically rigged to an extent that most cannot imagine. So much of what constituted the 2012 presidential election campaign was just an orchestrated farce. Mainstream media definitely has an agenda and the level to…

UPDATE: see the new post Possible solution to high-tech fitness apparrel laundry problem ——————————————————————- Today I went running and wore not some of the other recent apparrel acquisitions that I have but this one black top which is comfortable and looks good. After I finished running and sweating extensively in it I got home, took…

Could an ‘elixir of life’ really increase your lifespan? 16:44 7 October 2010 Health Jessica Hamzelou, reporter A chemical elixir can add 10 years to your life! According to the media, anyway. How much of the claim that an amino acid cocktail can boost longevity should be taken with a pinch of salt? For starters,…

If I read this correctly, hazard ratios of 1 would mean that mortality and myocardial infarction rates between the HRT treated (numerator) and control (denominator) groups are equal. Hazard ratios of less than 1 indicate that mortality is lower for the HRT treated groups, which is what the study concludes. Note that the 95% confidence…

Just read an article at itworld.com which mentions the Classic Start Menu feature of Classic Shell, which has been discussed here before, as a way to add a start menu to Windows 8. From the project homepage: Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later…

EU electronic waste legislation becomes compulsory Retailers will be required to take back old electronic equipment By Jennifer Baker | IDG News Service | Published 08:33, 14 August 12 A European Union law that will require all large electronic retailers to take back old equipment came into force yesterday. The new rules are part of…

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21-cm cosmology Using radio telescopes to detect hydrogen emissions during a very early stage of the Cosmos before galaxies formed. Because the emissions were so old, the waves have stretched and are now 21 cm long. The line is of great interest in big bang cosmology because it is the only known way to probe…

There has been purslane at the farmers market recently. Purslane is in the same family as Miner’s lettuce – the Portulacaceae family which is also called the purslane family. There is purslane that grows wild all over San Francisco in the cracks of the streets. If you are bicycling along and look down at a…