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Walking Netball clubs spring up across UK - BBC News: Walking Netball clubs are springing up all over the UK - Today's Rob

Walking Netball clubs spring up across UK - BBC News: Walking Netball clubs are springing up all over the UK - Today's Rob Bonnet visits one of them.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Creating cohorts: how to solve the online learning conundrum - Personnel Today: The ease of access to online learning has

Creating cohorts: how to solve the online learning conundrum - Personnel Today: The ease of access to online learning has solved many training problems, but it has also created new ones. Tim Sarchet explains the importance of learning in groups.
Source: personneltoday.com

Melting Woes: Antarctic Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: Shifting winds and warm air temperatures contributed

Melting Woes: Antarctic Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: Shifting winds and warm air temperatures contributed to the record-low extent of sea ice around Antarctica in November.
Source: nasa.gov

Gotta catch’em all! Pokémon GO and physical activity among young adults: difference in differences study: Objective

Gotta catch’em all! Pokémon GO and physical activity among young adults: difference in differences study: Objective To estimate the effect of playing Pokémon GO on the number of steps taken daily up to six weeks after installation of the game. Design Cohort study using online survey data. Participants...
Source: bmj.com

The Results of the "Positive Action for Today's Health" (PATH) Trial for Increasing Walking and Physical Activity in Underserved

The Results of the "Positive Action for Today's Health" (PATH) Trial for Increasing Walking and Physical Activity in Underserved African-American C... - PubMed - NCBI
Source: nih.gov

Powerful Earthquake Exposes New Land Near Kaikoura : Image of the Day: The quake lifted rocks, seaweed, and creatures above

Powerful Earthquake Exposes New Land Near Kaikoura : Image of the Day: The quake lifted rocks, seaweed, and creatures above the water line in some coastal areas of New Zealand.
Source: nasa.gov

Firefox zero-day can be used to unmask Tor browser users: The exploit code is reportedly a near match to the code used by

Firefox zero-day can be used to unmask Tor browser users: The exploit code is reportedly a near match to the code used by the FBI in 2013 to deanonymize Tor users; Mozilla is aware of the zero-day and is working on a fix.
Source: computerworld.com


Source: slashdot.org

Grampound Bowling Club invites school pupils to try the game: IN 2014 the primary school in Grampound approached Grampound

Grampound Bowling Club invites school pupils to try the game: IN 2014 the primary school in Grampound approached Grampound Bowling Club to see if it could offer the children an opportunity to learn to play bowls.
Source: northcornwall-today.co.uk

This Smart Watch Will Charge Itself Using Heat From Your Skin: Matrix Industries comes out of stealth today to say that

This Smart Watch Will Charge Itself Using Heat From Your Skin: Matrix Industries comes out of stealth today to say that wearables can—and should—power themselves
Source: ieee.org

Women Encourage Other Women to Lead and Discover Their Inner Entrepreneur: Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders Join Forces to

Women Encourage Other Women to Lead and Discover Their Inner Entrepreneur: Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders Join Forces to Celebrate Women ’s Entrepreneurship Day in San Francisco
Source: ieee.org

Australian woman gets pregnant twice in 10 days - BBC News: An Australian woman gives birth to twins conceived 10 days apart

Australian woman gets pregnant twice in 10 days - BBC News: An Australian woman gives birth to twins conceived 10 days apart after having hormone treatment.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Seven-day GP opening had 'no impact' on emergency admissions or out of hours - Hospital Dr

Seven-day GP opening had 'no impact' on emergency admissions or out of hours - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Homeopathic Syrup for the Treatment of Pediatric Colds: Randomized Controlled Nonsense is Still Nonsense. "Jacobs and Taylor

Homeopathic Syrup for the Treatment of Pediatric Colds: Randomized Controlled Nonsense is Still Nonsense. "Jacobs and Taylor describe the results of this study as “provocative.” I disagree. After admitting their complete failure to find any benefit in the primary outcome being measured, or in any...
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org

Looking at the Bankbot Landscape: A few days ago, Keith Armstrong did a nice writeup about the proliferation of chatbots

Looking at the Bankbot Landscape: A few days ago, Keith Armstrong did a nice writeup about the proliferation of chatbots in money and banking.
Source: chatbotsmagazine.com

In Celebration of Open Data | PLOS Biologue:   It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration

In Celebration of Open Data | PLOS Biologue:   It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration of OpenCon, and to recognise all of the fantastic articles that we’ve published at PLOS with a focus on Data Sharing across all of the PLOS journals, we’re really excited...
Source: plos.org

Cloud Wakes on the Lee Side of St. Helena Island : Image of the Day: Mountain peaks slice through the clouds and air masses,

Cloud Wakes on the Lee Side of St. Helena Island : Image of the Day: Mountain peaks slice through the clouds and air masses, creating Von Karman Vortices.
Source: nasa.gov

Arrival by ambulance explains variation in mortality by time of admission: retrospective study of admissions to hospital

Arrival by ambulance explains variation in mortality by time of admission: retrospective study of admissions to hospital following emergency department attendance in England: Background Studies finding higher mortality rates for patients admitted to hospital at weekends rely on routine administrative...
Source: bmj.com

Survey of large publishers: 30 percent of our website visits come from Facebook: For publishers, Facebook is the proverbial

Survey of large publishers: 30 percent of our website visits come from Facebook: For publishers, Facebook is the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room: They know they have to deal with it, but they aren't always sure of the best strategy for approach. "A new report out today from the International...
Source: niemanlab.org

The Prince by Machiavelli. Been meaning to read this for some time. It seemed more of a recap of history of Italy in the

The Prince by Machiavelli. Been meaning to read this for some time. It seemed more of a recap of history of Italy in the early 16th century and a lengthy job application pamphlet. Basically, "I know what's been going on and how complex everything is so give me a job". It was rewarding though that some...
Source: amazon.co.uk