Street Bicycles

Bicycle Ringtone

Are we more alike than we think?

According to a survey by Consumer Reports, 75% of Americans put cotton swabs in ears with eardrum perforation risk and nearly 40% eat raw cookie dough, with the risk of salmonella. The survey also found that 61% have no a rubber mat in the shower, 58% did not wear a helmet when riding a bicycle and 27% do not use sunscreen. Then there is the Finnish study found that adults middle-aged who drink 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day are 66% less likely to suffer from dementia - which could mean they are 66% more likely to remember for do what is good for them.

Of the 71 million pet owners in the U.S., about 20% doing what is bad for your pets. Smoke. Secondhand smoke increases the risk of lung pets and other types of cancer as well as causing allergies, respiratory problems and eye and skin diseases. Based on a study of 3293 pet owners, 28% reported trying to quit smoking to protect their pets and 11% said they would consider quitting. Among owners pets smokers who live with smokers, 16% said they would ask that person to quit smoking and 24% said they would tell that person to smoke outside. For pet owners smoking should be a pet peeve.

Alert tones mobile phone call - which are driven by personality, fashion statements for phone owners. According to a 2008 study by Ipsos MediaCT, ringtones are mobile music content downloaded more common. About one-third of mobile phone users download ring tones and about 40% of users change ringtones frequently. Although the personalization of a phone different ringing tones for different callers can be expensive - $ 0.99 $ 2.99 each - Screen Digest analysts predict sales of mobile music will double from $ 1.6 million in 2008 to $ 3.2 billion in 2012 - sales will be music to the ears of the providers.

When try to use handsfree devices for cell phones, a study at the University of Utah found that the devices are as dangerous as cell handheld mobile while driving. Driving using a headset distracts the brain and response time delays. The drivers are more likely to deviate from lanes, slow down and miss important signs. "When you're on a call, even if both hands are on the wheel, his head is on the call." In January 2009, as a consequence of this conclusion, the National Security Council urged lawmakers in all 50 states to ban cell phone use while driving - This being a call for security.

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Knight Pierce Hirst has written for television, newspapers and greeting cards.Now she writes a 400-word blog three times a week. KNIGHT WATCH, a second look at what makes life interesting, takes only seconds to read at http://knightwatch.typepad.com

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