In a plane crash safest seats are in aisle

There is really no location on an airplane that is significantly safer than another. Sadly, there is no magic seat on an aircraft. There is, of course, an element of luck. If you sit in the back and there's a fire...

Latina teen pregnancy rate deserves recognition as national crisis

"Today is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. It's a day that should be solemnly observed by every Latino family with teenage children. Why?Because while the overall national rate of teen pregnancy has declined, it has actually increased among Latina girls. Sarah...

UK: Recycling material 'being dumped as landfill'

What a waste, sorting out paper, plastics and glass into separate containers at home, then council lorries collecting the recyclable rubbish on alternate weeks and then dumping the sorted materials in landfill...

Mobility Devices - The Tail That Wags The Dog Of Digital Signage :: Symblogogy

"People who make their living in the arena of visual communications are just now beginning to grapple with the power of the very small screen platform. This realization was not made any clearer than what...

Nuke’s news & views

"The opening line in this article is interesting. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 Democratic leaders in the Senate vowed on Sunday to use their new Congressional majority to press for troop reductions in Iraq within a matter of months" " Why wait? If the dems are convinced that the...

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