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Hands-free phones as dangerous as handheld for drivers
2016-06-09 15:25:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) New research from the School of Psychology at the UK's University of Sussex has found that driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile. Published in the 'Transportation Research' journal, the study found that drivers having conversations which sparked their visual imagination detected fewer road hazards than those who didn't. They also focused on a smaller area of the road ahead of them and failed to notice dangers, even when they looked directly at them.
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Ag among most dangerous summer jobs for teens
2016-06-07 18:52:00| Beef
By Ron Smith Ag jobs are on the National Consumers League list for most dangerous summer jobs for teenagers. Find out more here. read more
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Nepal drains dangerous Everest lake
2016-06-02 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Nepal's army has started work to drain rising waters in a lake near Everest at nearly 5,000m (16,400ft). Scientists say that is vital to partially drain Lake Imja to stop it from bursting its banks with potentially devastating consequences. Imja is one of thousands of lakes in the Himalayas formed by the melting of glaciers. But last year's earthquake may further have destabilised it. It is the highest drainage project of its kind, the military says. The altitude at which the work is...
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Hidden, Abandoned, Dangerous: Old Gas And Oil Wells In Neighborhoods
2016-05-30 11:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: In 2007, Rick Kinder was working for a contractor, building a house in southern Colorado. The workers had just finished putting in all the doors, windows and sealing the house. Kinder and a colleague were working in the crawlspace, hanging insulation. "And we just heard this big roar and then a big boom, and it threw us against the walls, and it just blew the whole top of the roof off," Kinder says. Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission He and his colleagues didn't know it, but they...
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married men doing 'the most dangerous conservation job in the world'
2016-05-23 09:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: It was 2006 the first time Aline Burasa fled her home. The second time was in 2007 or 2008, she cant remember which. In 2012, she was forced off her land a third time. It could easily happen again. And every time it does, her family has to start all over. Burasa lives in Rumangabo, Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Virunga National Park is headquartered. The 3,000-square-mile forest is probably best-known for being home to a quarter of the worlds mountain gorillas. But its also occupied...
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