Some very expensive grapes.
Top-notch Japanese grapes fetch a record $5,400: http://disq.us/8j5pz8
Martha Stewart digs drones via http://boingboing.net/2014/07/10/martha-stewart-digs-drones.html …
Lead abatement, a wise economic and public health investment http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/lead-abatement-wise-economic-public-health-investment-report-finds/ …
Can using sunscreen increase your risk of dying? http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/can-using-sunscreen-increase-risk-dying/ …
New York’s Oldest Phone Number : Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000 http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/new-york-s-oldest-phone-number-pennsylvania-6-5000 …
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He’s a bicyclist. He has to leave early to arrive anywhere on time. 🙂
Ha!
Oh man that was an embarrassing mistake. Thanks for catching the fact that I gave the wrong title to this post. It’s been too busy a week. I think I have some mindfulness exercises in my future . . .
The article about sunscreens was interesting, but I’m wondering about the questions. I would have to answer a clear “none” to all of them, yet I spend plenty of time outside in the sun. I’m working and gardening, not sunbathing.
It seems that the wording of their questions indicates a bias that does not recognize sun exposure as anything but a pastime.
True. And I also wonder about the people avoiding the sun in the study. Maybe their avoidance indicates some other health or lifestyle issue.
Here’s an interesting TED talk on the same subject: https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_weller_could_the_sun_be_good_for_your_heart