Work gyms ‘lift mood and stress’
Employees who can exercise at work are more productive, happy, efficient and calm, a study shows.
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Archive for December 16th, 2008
Women ‘may face greater HIV risk’
Women having unsafe sex may be more at risk of HIV than thought as tests show it could breach healthy vaginal tissue.
Obesity ’set before age of five’
Childhood obesity is set before the age of five so pre-school initiatives should be made, ministers will hear later.
New Smart Speed Bump Boosts Economy, Lowers Emissions, and Reduces the "Umph" Factor
Photo Caption: “Swedish for speed bump”
Credit to Goodnight London
The Old Speed Bumps
We hate them. Okay, well hate is a pretty strong word, but not strong enough for some of us. Perhaps despise, or even loath is more appropriate to express some our true feelings. But that is exactly the purpose of a speed bump. To […]
NICE Electric Car Company also in Trouble
Receivers Called in on Pioneering EV Retailer
The problems of the big three don’t bode well for SUVs - but that’s not the only kind of automotive transport that’s in trouble. With Norwegian electric car make THINK! in dire need of its own bail out, Toyota putting its Prius plant on hold, and Tesla running […]
New Smart Speed Bump Boosts Economy, Lowers Emissions, and Reduces the "Umph" Factor
Photo Caption: “Swedish for speed bump”
Credit to Goodnight London
The Old Speed Bumps
We hate them. Okay, well hate is a pretty strong word, but not strong enough for some of us. Perhaps despise, or even loath is more appropriate to express some our true feelings. But that is exactly the purpose of a speed bump. To […]
New Smart Speed Bump Boosts Economy, Lowers Emissions, and Reduces the Umph Factor
Photo Caption: “Swedish for speed bump”
Credit to Goodnight London
The Old Speed Bumps
We hate them. Okay, well hate is a pretty strong word, but not strong enough for some of us. Perhaps despise, or even loath is more appropriate to express some our true feelings. But that is exactly the purpose of a speed bump. To […]
Recycled Wooden Furniture
Recycled furniture is a growing area for young designers because there are so many interesting ways of approaching it. This furniture (pictured) is made from bits and pieces of leftover wood and is clean and contemporary looking. Amy Hunting, a Norwegian designer working in London, creates her Patchwork series of furniture and […]
Avoiding Plastic Bags: Recycled Straps Baskets, Shopping Trolleys by Violraviol
Violraviol is a small design firm from Argentina that offers products and accessories for the house, which invite people to enjoy every day things like going to the market, cooking and having a nice meal. Among their adorable items we found two green gems: this shopping basket produced by Bolivian artisans with recovered plastic strips […]
How Green was my Balcony
It seems to be all the rage these days: Every building proposal has lush green balconies. It is hard to tell how it is done; when you look closely at the renderings of this proposal for Milano Santa Monica, via homedesignfind, one really cannot tell if there are planters in front of the handrails […]
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