Random links
- Pollution boosts clean air industry in China
- "But for some, masks and filtration machines just don’t cut it. For around a quarter of a million dollars, you can buy a clean air dome to put over your backyard, giving it the look of a football stadium. Xiao Long sells those. ... An international school in Beijing has bought two of Xiao’s clean air domes, and orders are piling up from other cities, he says. Just months ago, Xiao managed 40 people. He’ll have a staff of 200 handling all this new business come springtime."
- 'High tolerance' cited in man's drunk driving win
- Seems a bit strange but given that the cops, bartenders and doctors are basically incapable of guessing blood alcohol level based on behaviour (excepting at extremes) perhaps not as unreasonable as it might sound.
- Curbing The Cost Of College: Coursera Wins Approval To Offer Online Courses For Credit For Under $200
- Basically it seems that those involved need to pay for proctored exams and they have some sort of homework verification system based on a 'biometric profile of their unique typing patterns' - their partner for this: California State University.
- Both Israeli and Palestinian textbooks demonize other side: study
- "The study was jointly conducted by researchers in the United States, Israel and the Palestinian authority and funded by the U.S. State Department."