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And inspiring also. This pottery dates back to what are among the earliest known human civilizations in the world, this particular one being Tall-i Bakun in what is now Iran. See also: Susa Proto-Elamite, an as-yet undeciphered ancient script which appears to have borrowed typographic features from other ancient cuneiform scripts in use at the…

“…Safety needs to be of at least equal or greater importance to other issues when we are making difficult decisions about transportation strategies.” The research project found that of the accidents involving tracks, 19 cyclists (19.8 per cent) said their tires slipped on the tracks and 77 (80.2 per cent) said their tires got caught…

The gap is the disparity between various measures of well-being, opportunity, and equality between females and males. A large gap means there is a large disparity between the same measurement when applied to females vs. males. Here are the countries which ranked last in the composite score, in descending order (first is worst): Yemen Pakistan…

Was wondering for a long time how around election time I always start getting lots of e-mails related to political campaigns.  Where are they getting my address?  It turns out they are getting it because California allows it to be sold!  The actual lists are maintained and released by each respective county’s board of elections.…

I have mentioned Dictionary Tooltip – an addon available for Firefox and also Chrome – and want to mention it again. It is one of the most useful reference tools. It allows one to double-click on any word on a web page and then shows a small icon. When the icon is selected a popup…

Alert: Starbucks soymilk is far from healthy. I used to enjoy their coffee from some stores because of the roast but now am disgusted because of the sickening sugar overload. Below an excerpt from a Starbucks forum: “2) Your new soy milk has 13 grams of sugar per cup. One cup is 8 ounces. That…

Cycle tracks and other bike-specific infrastructure are prevalent in the cycling cities of Northern Europe, but have been slow to catch on in North America,” says Kay Teschke, a professor in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and lead author of the study. “Adoption of safer route infrastructure would prevent crashes from occurring in…

The 2012 United States presidential election campaign was an orchestrated media farce. Even more, mainstream media in the United States is basically rigged to an extent that most cannot imagine. So much of what constituted the 2012 presidential election campaign was just an orchestrated farce. Mainstream media definitely has an agenda and the level to…

UPDATE: see the new post Possible solution to high-tech fitness apparrel laundry problem ——————————————————————- Today I went running and wore not some of the other recent apparrel acquisitions that I have but this one black top which is comfortable and looks good. After I finished running and sweating extensively in it I got home, took…

Could an ‘elixir of life’ really increase your lifespan? 16:44 7 October 2010 Health Jessica Hamzelou, reporter A chemical elixir can add 10 years to your life! According to the media, anyway. How much of the claim that an amino acid cocktail can boost longevity should be taken with a pinch of salt? For starters,…