Daily Archives: September 10, 2015

Expert says sleep deprivation is ‘torture,’ calls for later work day

If you need validation that being at work before 10 a.m. feels like “torture,” here it is.Early schedules go against the body’s natural “clock” and can impact learning and health, Paul Kelly, an honorary clinical research fellow at Oxford University’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute said, BBC reported.Kelly addressed a crowd at the British Science… Read More »

‘Sex was the biggest high,’ Suzy Favor Hamilton says in new book – LA Times

Three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has written a book about her post-athletics foray into the world of high-priced escorts.In “Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness,” Hamilton chronicles her struggles with undiagnosed bipolar disorder that began in earnest after the 2000 Summer Games and eventually drove her into thrill-seeking behavior.See the most-read stories… Read More »

$3,670 pickup truck unveiled in India | Fox News

(Multix)Meet the Multix. It looks like an auto rickshaw that has been to the gym. But this mini-pickup truck is more than that.Targeted at small businessmen, the Multix can also double-up as a generator to light up homes, power tools or even run a DJ console.A joint venture between U.S.-based Polaris Industries and India’s Eicher… Read More »

Duke Engines

The Duke Engines 5-cylinder Axial engine, a 1,000cc beast tiny in size, which features little to no vibration, no valves, fewer moving parts and makes 125 hp. We hope to see it in a motorcycle soon, but in the mean time we spoke with the Chief Technology Officer at Duke Engines, Dr. Mike Fry, to… Read More »