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Apr. 16th, 2008 10:01 amI'm cleaning up images from the queue so I'll be posting 10 per day, hidden behind and LJ cut for the bandwidth-challenged.
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Apr. 16th, 2008
Assorted news stories
Apr. 16th, 2008 10:05 amPQ wants Quebec to have it's own domain name extension - A PQ member has started a petition to convince ICANN to grant Quebec the .gc domain, rather than use the current .qc.ca domain, to reflect the reality of Quebec as a separate nation.
Dolphin skin-like adaptable surface to reduce drag - Scientists and Texas A&M have designed a corrugated skin similar to dolphin skin that changes shape in response to changes in velocity to reduce friction. Experiments have shown that drag can be reduced by as much as 50% using intelligent skin shaping. This research will initially benefit submarines, but it could eventually be applied to aircraft.
High cholesterol in your 40s a risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease - People with cholesterol levels between 221 and 248 mg/dL (5.7 to 6.4 mmol//L for Canadians) were 1.25 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, while those with levels between 249 and 500 mg/dL (6.4 to 12.9 mmol/L) were 1.5 times more likely. Health Canada recommends a total cholesterol level of less than 5.2 mmol/L and an LDL of less than 3.5 mmol/L.
Vancouver police use decoys to catch car thieves - Vancouver police have reduced automotive theft by more than 50% by seeding the streets with remote-controlled decoy cars that the police can track and disable at will.
Dolphin skin-like adaptable surface to reduce drag - Scientists and Texas A&M have designed a corrugated skin similar to dolphin skin that changes shape in response to changes in velocity to reduce friction. Experiments have shown that drag can be reduced by as much as 50% using intelligent skin shaping. This research will initially benefit submarines, but it could eventually be applied to aircraft.
High cholesterol in your 40s a risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease - People with cholesterol levels between 221 and 248 mg/dL (5.7 to 6.4 mmol//L for Canadians) were 1.25 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, while those with levels between 249 and 500 mg/dL (6.4 to 12.9 mmol/L) were 1.5 times more likely. Health Canada recommends a total cholesterol level of less than 5.2 mmol/L and an LDL of less than 3.5 mmol/L.
Vancouver police use decoys to catch car thieves - Vancouver police have reduced automotive theft by more than 50% by seeding the streets with remote-controlled decoy cars that the police can track and disable at will.
local news
Apr. 16th, 2008 03:54 pmNow for some local news:
RCMP searching Tory headquarters - The RCMP are assisting Elections Canada officials who are investigating allegations of spending irregularities during the last federal election. The irregularities involve the federal Conservative party transferring funds to 66 campaign offices after the federal party after reaching its $18.3 million (Can) federal advertising spending limit. The campaign offices transferred the money back to the federal party to purchase ad space for local candidates. Elections Canada contends that the resulting ads were too much like the federal ads so did not qualify for local ad spending.
Less smoking, more 'toking in Ontario - A recent study indicates that between 1997 and 2005 the fraction of the population that smokes tobacco has gone down, but the fraction that smokes marijuana has gone up.
Ottawa police testing Taser cams - City of Ottawa police officers are testing the use of a video/audio camera on tasers to record the circumstances in which they are used. The camera begins recording as soon as the safety is released, and keeps going until the gun is shut down.
RCMP searching Tory headquarters - The RCMP are assisting Elections Canada officials who are investigating allegations of spending irregularities during the last federal election. The irregularities involve the federal Conservative party transferring funds to 66 campaign offices after the federal party after reaching its $18.3 million (Can) federal advertising spending limit. The campaign offices transferred the money back to the federal party to purchase ad space for local candidates. Elections Canada contends that the resulting ads were too much like the federal ads so did not qualify for local ad spending.
Less smoking, more 'toking in Ontario - A recent study indicates that between 1997 and 2005 the fraction of the population that smokes tobacco has gone down, but the fraction that smokes marijuana has gone up.
Ottawa police testing Taser cams - City of Ottawa police officers are testing the use of a video/audio camera on tasers to record the circumstances in which they are used. The camera begins recording as soon as the safety is released, and keeps going until the gun is shut down.