Random links
- The Last Text You’ll Ever Send
- "voice-activated systems to send and receive texts and email were the worst kind of distraction." Given no punching of keys required and the option to delay at least a few seconds in responding I'd have guessed the opposite.
- Whole-Grain Foods Not Always Healthful
- "whole grains may lack heart-healthy fiber—in fact, some processed forms increase cardiovascular risks"
- Vancouver Pride Parade Numbers Just Don't Add Up
- "According to Robinson's calculations, considering the route length (2.7 kilometres), a crowd of 700,000 would be packed 47 deep, shoulder-to-shoulder, on both sides of the route from start to finish, a physical impossibility thanks to sidewalks and storefronts. A crowd of 10 deep, shoulder-to-shoulder, on both sides of the route produces an attendance figure of less than 150,000. Because of the narrow viewing areas, concluded Robinson, particularly on Denman, the 2010 parade likely attracted roughly 90,000 attendees." The difference in figures seems to mean public funding for the parade.
- Americans face driving dangers overseas
- "Road accidents are the leading cause of tourist death and serious injury worldwide" - you should fear that more than terrorism.
- Woman fined $219 for not paying bus fare with exact change
- "With her two-year-old son, Xavier, in her arms, she had boarded the 108 Bannantyne bus home to Verdun around 10 p.m. after having spent five hours at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. She boarded the vehicle near Atwater Avenue and Ste-Catherine Street West. She searched through her purse for $3 in change for the fare, but only came up with a $5 bill. She said she offered it to the driver, who refused because the fare machine doesn’t accept bills."