This is an awesome story! It’s art, activism, smart, a great use of the psychology of embarrassment, and most importantly, success! Congratulations to Jason Eppink and Posterchild! Astoria Scum River Bridge For more than twenty years, a leaky pipe on 33rd Street beneath the Hell Gate Bridge viaduct approach submerged more than a hundred square feet of heavily-trafficked sidewalk under a festering cesspool of standing water. Astoria Scum River, as it was called, stretched the entire width of the sidewalk, and as winter approached, the river iced over and became particularly hazardous to cross.
Cognitive behavioural treatment may work for low-back pain
Low-back pain is a common and costly problem. This study estimated the effectiveness of a group cognitive behavioural intervention in addition to best practice advice in people with low-back pain in primary care. Over 1 year, the cognitive behavioural intervention had a sustained effect on troublesome subacute and chronic low-back pain at a low cost to the health-care provider.
Alcohol consumption and raised body mass index (BMI) act together to increase risk of liver disease
Drinkers of 15 or more units per week in any BMI category and obese drinkers had raised relative rates for all definitions of liver disease, compared with underweight/normal weight non-drinkers. The relative excess risk due to interaction between BMI and alcohol consumption was 5.58. Raised BMI and alcohol consumption are both related to liver disease, with evidence of a supra-additive interaction between the two.
From The Lancet theme issue on diabetes: Diabetes confers a two-fold excess risk for a wide range of vascular diseases – heart disease and stroke. Adjusted HRs with diabetes were: 2·00 for coronary heart disease; 2·27 for ischaemic stroke; 1·56 for haemorrhagic stroke; 1·84 for unclassified stroke; and 1·73 for the aggregate of other vascular deaths.
Managed Print Services: Paving the Way for a Leaner, Greener Fleet
Doc believes strongly that most people or most companies will only adopt a new technology or service if it makes straightforward economic sense. Research has shown that less than 20% will pay a premium because something is better for the environment or has other positive social outcome. But that doesn’t mean it’s not nice when something that makes economic sense also happens to be more socially responsible
PrinTip: Ink Is Designed to Dry on Paper, But That’s Not Always What Happens Ink in ballpoint pens and inkjet printer cartridges share a common trait — they’re designed to dry quickly. Fast-drying ink works well when the ink dries on paper, but not so well if the ink dries on the printhead that dispenses it
An acquaintance of mine, Tito Jankowski has been working on an Open Source PCR machine with a friend. This is totally awesome stuff. It’s open source biotech! DIY Biology! When they’re done, you’ll be able to get an essential machine for examining and replicating DNA for $400 instead of the going price of such a machine, $4-10k
Tom Keating tweeted , “iPhone 4 has 802.11n, but not the “awesome” 802.11n http://regator.com/?u=40ntu8 ” 2010-06-15T01:29:30Z Tom Keating tweeted , “DOES THE IPHONE4′S RETINA DISPLAY ignore the science of optics?… http://regator.com/?u=40ntk2 ” 2010-06-15T01:19:06Z Tom Keating posted Microsoft Kinect Adds Video Chat 2010-06-14T13:54:48Z
Kodak ESP Office 6150 AiO Claims Lowest Ink Cost in the Industry
Printer News: Kodak ESP Office 6150 AiO Does it All, Including Saving You Money Kodak started its foray into the printer market in early 2007 at the same time we started this blog. The company wisely targeted a weakness in the inkjet market — the high cost of ink. The strategy seems to have paid off.
Gameloft’s Splinter Cell: Conviction follows Sam Fisher, ex-Third Echelon agent and killing machine, who’s just heard his daughter’s death may not have been a drunken mistake, after all. The rumors lead him to the Mediterranean island of Malta, where he will use his Third Echelon skills to defeat numerous enemies over 11 levels set in eight different locations.
Analysis: iPad 3G leak flaw more common than you think
Last week’s news that the e-mail addresses of some iPad 3G users were accessed by hackers was obviously a huge embarrassment for both AT&T and Apple, but PCWorld’s Tony Bradley says the underlying issues, and other Web security issues like it, are actually quite common.
HP LaserJet P4014N Printer – Monochrome – 45 ppm Mono – 1200 x 1200 dpi – USB, Network – Fast Ethernet – PC, Mac, SPARC
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The Paperless Orifice A Glimpse of Things to Come There was a time in this country, and it wasn’t that long ago, when paper was considered just too precious for some of the—er— hygienic purposes to which it is now routinely put. It was one thing for Pa to wipe his waste disposal port with a scrap of last year’s Sears & Roebuck catalog, but to do so with a pristine piece of otherwise unused tissue paper
A sleeve protects your iPad inside another bag, such as a backpack, briefcase, or messenger bag. Our latest sleeve reviews cover Sena’s Executive iPad Sleeve, Targus’s Hughes Leather Portfolio Slipcase for iPad, Acme Made’s Skinny Sleeve, Plaid Doctrine’s iPad Sleeve, Power Support’s Leather Sleeve for iPad, Booq’s Boa Skin XS, and Brenthaven’s Bill-Fold iPad Sleeve.
The Lancet is alive and kicking on social media networks
As per its editor Richard Horton, the journal Lancet is alive and kicking on social media networks with a Twitter and Facebook pages. He commented on the social media involvement of the journal on the regular podcast available from the links below: Lancet Podcast http://www.thelancet.com/audio Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheLancetMedicalJournal Twitter http://twitter.com/thelancet Posted at Clinical Cases and Images .
Which Paper Should I Choose for My Office Inkjet Printer?
PrinTip: Choosing the Optimal Paper Can Improve Print Quality and Longevity Choosing the right paper for your office inkjet printer has now reached the same complexity as choosing a cereal at the grocery store. Paper manufacturers have created more options than you may have the time or energy to investigate. This article cuts through the marketing hype, and gives you everything you need to know.
18% tax on pizza and soda can decrease U.S. adults’ weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year
From Reuters : With two-thirds of Americans either overweight or obese, policymakers are increasingly looking at taxing as a way to address obesity on a population level. “Sadly, we are currently subsidizing the wrong things including the product of corn, which makes the corn syrup in sweetened beverages so inexpensive.” Instead, the agricultural subsidies should be used to make healthful foods such as locally grown vegetables, fruits and whole grains less expensive.
Cisco & Tandberg Adopt TIP Standard = Good News for Telepresence
Tandberg gave me a heads-up a few weeks ago that they would be making some major announcements regarding Cisco and third-party telepresence interoperability as well as an announcement of a new FEC (Forward Error Correction) protocol called ClearPath, which would improve video quality even at high packet loss. An interesting back story behind the Cisco acquisition of Tandberg is that Cisco had to make sure Cisco’s open source and free TIP ( Telepresence Interoperability Protocol ) protocol was used. The EU wouldn’t approve the acquisition of Tandberg without Cisco agreeing to use this protocol
EMR or "How Computers are Harming Doctor-Patient Relations" – Rick Payne
EMR or How Computers are Ruining the Doctor’s Office and Harming Doctor-Patient Relations – a presentation by Rick Payne . My experience with EMR has been mostly positive but it is certainly useful to be aware of other points of view.