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New NYC street art blends hip-hop and signage

Artist and designer Jay Shells posted over 30 street signs for a project that memorializes rap lyrics using street art. The initiative stems from a key component in hip-hop culture: when a lyricists represents where they came from in their music. “On a park bench on 12th St., my whole crew’s famous” – Prodigy Walking through New York, you […]

Want to relax? Lose weight? Bike to work, studies say

I’m feeling wide awake at work this Friday morning, and it’s not thanks to a dose of caffeine. It’s one of the perks of bike commuting; after your route to work, you’ll walk into the office feeling both industrious and relaxed. It’s great for fitness and weight loss, too. In fact, bike commuting is even more […]

Not just for kids: new cyberbullying law ensures teachers are treated right

Cyberbullying amongst school students is one of the year’s hottest issues, but lately, students tormenting teachers online has become just as serious a problem. Naturally, students will discuss and even poke fun of authority figures such as teachers or principals, but social media provides a particularly insidious platform for students to vent their frustration against superiors […]

Today courts consider bars’ liability in drinking and driving deaths

The slippery slope that leads to the often tragic and sometimes fatal decision to drink and drive is just that: slippery. How do bartenders know when one round is a drink too many? Monitoring a customer’s behavior is often pragmatically difficult — a bartender is usually busy juggling orders, cleaning, or, well, making drinks — […]

Why are there still No Smoking signs on airplanes?

If you are at all familiar with flying on airplanes, you have noticed the ever-so obvious “No Smoking” signs above many of the seats. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) banned smoking in 1988 on all U.S. domestic flights and then in 2000 the ban extended to all commercial planes in the U.S. So why must […]

Bike share programs are all the rage in 2013

What do Denver and Hangzhou, China have in common? Besides being the coolest cities in their respective countries, their populace has access to checking out bikes like a library book from various kiosks scattered across the metropolis. Considering the burgeoning number of cities already investing in bicycle sharing programs or conducting feasibility studies, the data […]

Pool chair lift sign promotes equal access and ADA compliance

Since January 31st, hotels and spas have been scrambling to meet the new requirement issued by the American Disabilities Association (ADA), mandating that hotels, motels, spas, public country clubs, recreation centers, and health clubs make mechanical chair lifts available in their pool areas. Rather than an expensive installation of a chair lift at the pool […]

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