C. diff testing ‘is often wrong’
Many carriers of the potentially lethal Clostridium difficile bug are missed by unreliable tests, researchers say.
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Archive for October, 2008
Bear Skin Rugs for the PETA Crowd
For those who can’t bear to shoot the real thing, Lise Lefebvre takes old Dutch blankets from thrift shops and turns them into her version of the classic bear skin rug….
Mexico City Wins Health Award For Promoting Bicycling
Biking in Mexico City? No, it’s not an extreme sport for thrill-seekers. It’s a weekend pastime for families thanks to a program called Muevete en Bici program, or Get on Your Bicycle. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard’s initiative, launched one year ago, closes approximate 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) of major thoroughfares to car traffic, temporarily transforming the […]
Don’t Have a Ride on Election Day? Carpool to the Polls!
A Greener Way to Vote
John Zimmer, founder and COO of Zimride, an online carpool community, has contacted us to let us know about their Facebook app called “Carpool to the Polls”. It allows U.S. voters to find rides on election day so they can go vote, and do while burning as little fuel as possible.
Check […]
Data Confirms Cycling On the Rise in New York City
New York City has been working hard to promote cycling, for instance by unveiling a new plan to become more bicycle friendly, looking into creating a bike-share program, hosting a bike movie festival, and sponsoring competitions for the desi…
Urban Cyclists: Stick Together, Don’t Inhale?
Poor air quality (and even air that passes the World Health Organization’s safe limits for ambient pollution) can significantly impair lung function of cyclists who are riding close to the tail pipes of buses and cars belching particulate matter, research of cycle messengers on the streets of London by Brunel University has found. The fact […]
Solar Power to Provide 80% Of Bolthouse Farms’ Palmdale, Calif. Operations
image: Bolthouse Farms
Wm. Bolthouse Farms, grower and marketer of a wide range of juices, salad dressings and carrots (including the organic brand “Earthbound Farm”), has announced that it has installed a solar power system at its Palmdale, California location which will supply 80% of the sites electricity needs.
The 1.9MW solar array will be owned […]
AT&T (Finally!) Installing Energy-Saving Software on Its Computers
Photo via MrBill
Apparently it only took the economy taking a tumble to finally get AT&T to install some “duh” energy-saving (and therefore money-saving) software onto 310,000 desktop computers at their US facilities. This tiny fix adds up to some huge numbers……
Data Centers Will Run on Green Energy, But Boot the Little Guys Out
Photo via Barmala
Data Centers are greening up right and left thanks to the keeping-up-with-the-Joneses mentality of the IT industry.
A new report, Microso…
USB-Heated Fingerless Gloves Keep the Thermostat Turned Down
Photo via USB Brando
If you’re having trouble keeping warm as the weather cools but are reluctant to heat the whole house just to keep your digits intact while working on the computer, try out these cool gloves that plug right in to your PC. …
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