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BikeGuard sponsors Transportation Alternatives at Brooklyn Brewery
While most were ogling Mick Jagger’s old, but still-relevant dance moves on 12/12/12, BikeGuard was sponsoring the Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) Member Holiday Party at Brooklyn Brewery. Here is some of the team, enjoying the holiday event with Transportation Alternatives (T.A.). Every year, thousands of bikes are recovered, but without proper identification, they’re never returned to their […]
Workplace bullying costs companies billions, wrecks victims’ health
35 percent of employees have been bullied in the workplace (via Glassdoor). Plebe. Newbie. Rookie. Punk. These words are flung around in the corporate world, as told by a former Goldman Sachs executive, Greg Smith. From experiences at the beginning of his time at the firm as an intern in 2000, Smith recounts how several […]
How to fight cyberbullying
Bullying has found a new home beyond the playground (via ThinkProgress). Nearly every American teenager has used social media, roughly 90% of 13- to 17-year-olds. Despite the benefits of online networking for kids — community engagement, enhanced communication and technical skills — constant connectivity poses real physical and emotional dangers. As kids become more plugged […]
Emergency shelters: relief and refuge for New Yorkers after Hurricane Sandy
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and this week’s Nor’easter, evacuees have been forced to seek refuge as far away as Albany (via Travelers Today). Having a roof overhead, once an everyday given for people in New York and New Jersey, has become a luxury in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated […]
Texas highway 130 unveils highest speed limit in America
As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas – and now, it’s also faster. Central Texas recently saw the opening of a 40-mile stretch of toll road where the posted speed limit is 85 miles per hour, making it the highest speed limit in the country. Texas 130 will allow drivers to get […]
New study shows: more smoking bans and taxes lead to fewer smoking-related deaths
Cigarette endorsements from physicians in the early 1900’s show the benchmark for the radical shift of the attitude of the medical community, which now unilaterally condemns smoking as a serious health hazard (via Stanford School of Medicine). Cigarette smoking is considered a drag these days, and much less chic as it once was. Concerns regarding adverse […]
Recent spike in child injuries linked to texting while parenting
Incidences of child injuries have suddenly spiked, likely due to parents and babysitters distracted by texting (via WSJ). From 2007 to 2010, child injuries on playground equipment rose 16.5%, and an even higher 35.9% spike was documented in swimming pool accidents. Bumps in these figures have prompted researchers in childhood injury prevention to find answers—a […]