Drinking and driving is never condoned but what happens when a vast majority of the youngest drivers on the road turn a blind eye to this longstanding danger? According to a recent Liberty Mutual survey, 90 percent of teens believe they have an increased chance of drinking and driving on their prom night yet only 29 percent admit the higher percentage warrants cause for concern.
The first-ever Canadian team to compete in America's biggest bike race will ride against the world's best St. Catharines, Ontario - Canada's only UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) continental squad, Team SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy is ready for their close up. The cycling team comprised of Olympians and national champions will make their debut at the fifth Amgen Tour of California.
The OVA format was a format in which anime took shape and lived one of its most vibrant period of its ever-extending history. A lot of today's older, well-spoken fans look back to those times fondly. I don't blame them, as I too have some time-endured favorites from the 80s and 90s where such well-loved stories were only available on a direct-to-video mode of sale.
Xenotropic murine leukemia virus related virus (XMRV) has been implicated in prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Because XMRV is a retrovirus, it might be susceptible to antiviral drugs that are licensed for the treatment of AIDS. AZT (azidothymidine) was previously found to block XMRV replication.
Last week I wrote about my summer working in the private sector, so this week it's time to give my public service summer a turn. I was beckoned to the Windy City by the Chicago Mayor's Fellowship during the summer between my 1L and 2L years, and it was among the most amazing things I've done in law school.
Honda will settle a class-action suit, filed last September, pertaining to premature brake wear on its current-generation Honda Accord and Acura TSX models. The suit claims that the rear brake pads on its 2008-09 Accord and 2009 Acura TSX, along with a small number of 2010 models, have an unjustifiably short lifespan of just 15,000 to 20,000 miles.
As the road and mountain bike seasons move into full swing, I am busily working on my sport psychology internship with the coaches of Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) where I have the wonderful opportunity to assist in their holistic approach of integrating mental and physical training into their athletes' training programs.
According to a report in the Independent today, a research study has shown that transcendental meditation could be effective in treating depression in older adults. Two studies of more than 100 patients at risk of heart disease showed that those who practised the technique experienced a reduction in depressive symptoms of up to 48 percent.
Yesterday's DC circuit court decision ruled that the US FCC has no authority to impose network neutrality rules. Comcast, you'll remember, was doing some hinky stuff where they looked at what you were doing online... then if they didn't like something that you wanted to send or receive over the Internet, they wouldn't deliver those bits.
Yesterday, much to the relief of many who had protested the service, Digg announced that they are axing the DiggBar as part of their service once the new version of their site launches. The move is going to be widely welcomed by those who protested the original DiggBar for the way it handled content.