Many times it’s simple mistakes that send people to the slammer
A greater percentage of the population in the U.S. is locked up in prison than any other country in the world.
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Frii bicycle made of recycled plastic
Frii plastic bike
The ultimate green machine will not only be human-powered, but will be made of recycled materials like the Frii prototype plastic bike, despite various takes on the perfect mode of eco-friendly city transport.
Mumbai to Delhi train travel time could be cut to only 7 hours
At present the train travel time from Mumbai to Delhi runs 16 hours.
Train travel time between the national and the commercial capitals of India could soon come down by at least half to only seven hours. The infrastructure for the Golden Rail Corridor, which will have trains running at semihigh speed (160-200 kmph) between New Delhi and Mumbai, is likely to cost around Rs 5,000 crore, according to railway officials. They say the cost is relatively low as the railways will not have to acquire land for the project.
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7 ways Twitter could be winning local
Twitter could be making more headway.
Conquering “local” remains one of the largest opportunities on the Internet today, and it seems as though Twitter’s unique position has gone largely unnoticed. Today, Twitter is an amazing tool for connecting people to the world, but it hasn’t yet successfully connected people to places they care about. If Twitter chose to bridge that gap, though, higher user engagement and even monetization would likely follow…
Largest mass of water discovered
Large but distant water.
Astronomers have discovered the largest mass of water known to exist. So we humans can go right on mucking up our frail planet’s meager reserves of fresh water, we know where to find plenty more? But wait, there’s a hitch…
German Futurist Predictions
Future past predictions don’t always look as expected.
Historic LOLs has a collection of German prints from around a hundred years ago illustrating predictions for the year 2000. In this one, we’re supposed to be able to walk on water, with the help of balloons and a waterwheel…
C-sections in U.S. climb to all-time high
Between 2002 and 2009, the number of cesarean deliveries rose significantly, from 27 percent of births to 34 percent, finds a new report based on information from 19 U.S. states.
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Russians hail the end of the space shuttle era
A Russian Soyuz craft leaves the International Space Station.
Space officials in Russia are hailing the end of the space shuttle era as the beginning of the “Soyuz epoch.” Russian Soyuz craft will serve as the only way to get back and forth from the International Space Station, and NASA will be paying up to $63 million a seat for the ride for at least the next few years.
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Grandparents are key to human success: study
Studies show how helpful it was to have older people around during early human development.
Not only are grandparents important for cuddles, cakes and good advice, they are also key to the evolution of human civilization, according to new research.
Taller women a third more likely to be diagnosed cancer
Being tall may increase the levels of certain hormones known to trigger tumors.
Researchers have revealed that taller women are more likely to get cancer. Their risk of developing some of the most common forms is up to a third greater.
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Hot enough to….
Yummy!
Bake cookies in a car? You betcha! In Amarillo, the temperatures have soared to over 100 degrees, and about 200 degrees in a closed car. Brittany Nunn of the Amarillo Globe-News baked chocolate chip cookies in her car. They took quite a while to bake, but the car smelled wonderful afterward…
Some Michigan airports are growing their own fuel
A new way to offset emissions.
Airports need lots of room for planes to leave and land. And airplanes spew a lot of greenhouse gases. Idea: Grow crops on airport property to power the planes, and maybe help offset carbon emissions. It’s an idea that may be taking off in Michigan. Yep, taking off…
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