Hayden Chisnall writes: "So the powers that be decided to narrow Galway St near Queen St and make it into a one-lane wide service lane, with no parking, by widening the footpath by 2.5m. So the inevitable result is that all the service vehicles now park on the footpath. It's so great to see people making good use of the extra wide footpaths too!"
Hayden Chisnall writes: "So the powers that be decided to narrow Galway St near Queen St and make it into a one-lane wide service lane, with no parking, by widening the footpath by 2.5m. So the inevitable result is that all the service vehicles now park on the footpath. It's so great to see people making good use of the extra wide footpaths too!"
Time to burn your bras again ladies ... because a 15-year study reckons women don't need them. "Medically, physiologically, anatomically, the breast does not benefit from being deprived of gravity. Instead, it languishes with a bra," declares sports medicine specialist Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon. Women whodid not wear bras had a 7mm lift, as measured from their nipples, each year. Their breasts were also firmer, and their stretch marks faded. The researchers believed that wearing bras prevented the growth of breast tissue, which lead to deterioration of the muscles that support the breasts. If you don't wear a bra, the muscles are worked-out more, the findings suggest. (Source: CBSNews.com)
Disco Helmet has its disadvantages
Safety First. While these readers conceded the Disco Helmet was cool-as, there were more practical concerns: "If the disco ball helmet is worn outside on a sunny day, wouldn't the reflected lights get into other road users' eyes - perhaps causing accidents or at least distractions?" says Joy. And Ian said although it "looked pretty", in a crash the shattered mirrored glass all over your face wouldn't be. He adds: "Certain petroleum-based paints and glues may affect the outside integrity of the helmet shell and reduce its safety-saving ability."
Our Unidentified Fungal Object is a spectacular and rather common fungus known as stinkhorn, says Peter Buchanan of Landcare Research.
Our Unidentified Fungal Object is a spectacular and rather common fungus known as stinkhorn, says Peter Buchanan of Landcare Research. "It's frequently seen on wood mulch especially now that the temperatures are cooling and moisture levels rising. Albert Park often has a good display of these in autumn on wood mulch. The fungus is best admired from a safe distance as it is a member of the "stinkhorn" group with a smell like rotten meat intended to attract flies - that then disperse its spores. Known as Arthurus, its precise identity is still being worked out by a colleague at Landcare Research where we specialise in research about fungi, and host the national fungal collection (100,000 dried samples, 10,000 living cultures)."
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