Health

Shaking off last year's disappointments, Shannon Rowbury optimistic about 2012 ...
Universal Sports (blog)
She's been in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, where Cook's group does their winter altitude training, focusing on building her strength and endurance for the long Olympic year. She'll run the 3000m here as a rust-buster against a strong field, which includes ...

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Changing for the better
Sherwood Park News
We also all want to try and be more active — walk more to close destinations, use active transportation, take that fitness class we've been eyeing, start a new activity or get some equipment for home use. We know that by changing our eating habits and ...

Chicagoist
Illinois Proposes Statewide Ban On Texting While Biking
Chicagoist
The bill has received support from both the Active Transportation Alliance and the League of Illinois Bicyclists. Cassidy told the St. Louis Post Dispatch the “prevalent problem” of texting while cycling was “stunning for me to even contemplate” and ...

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Solar-Powered Car to Travel Around the World
Energy Digital
Kevin Kilkelly, president of Solarworld Americas, told Business Wire, “The SolarWorldGT is an ambassador for sustainable transportation, reminding us that the power to shift our driving habits away from dirty fossil fuels is within our grasp.

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4th Annual Green Shorts Film Festival
Santa Barbara Independent
This year's theme encourages creative filmmaking, compelling solutions, entertaining or funny commentaries on sustainable living, eating and growing local food, sustainable transportation, energy independence and a green future without petroleum.

Canada.com (blog)
MMA Crossfire Friday File – A chat with “Funk” Roberts
Canada.com (blog)
The fighters will still doing traditional weight training and running slowly for long distances, instead of training for power, explosiveness, strength, endurance, speed, agility, flexibility. Workouts like Olympic lifting, Kettlebell training, ...

Illinois Wants Ban On Texting While Biking
WXII The Triad
Cassidy has received support from the Active Transportation Alliance, which believes bicycles are vehicles and should be treated similar to cars, and the League of Illinois Bicyclists. "We feel that bikes should have the same rights and rules as ...

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The Chattanoogan
Philip Pugliese Reelected To APBP board
The Chattanoogan
The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals provides expertise for sustainable transportation and is the only professional membership organization for the discipline of pedestrian and bicycle transportation. APBP members – employees of all ...

Fall prevention topic of multiple sclerosis meeting
knox.VillageSoup.com
14, 3:30 pm at Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice at 170 Pleasant St. An awareness group for those with multiple sclerosis, their caregivers, and friends, Keep S'myelin is affiliated with the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple ...

Bubbe's recipes
thejewishchronicle.net
Toll, a mechanical engineering major who also heads up the aliya group at the Hillel Jewish University Center, got the idea for Pulse two years ago as a way to get college students out of their cars and into more sustainable transportation modes for ...

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Keeping the heart strong
Kings County Register/Advertiser
The long-term goal of Heart and Stroke Walkabout is to increase the number of Nova Scotians who walk 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week, either for health benefits or as a mode of active transportation. Other components of the program include ...

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Blood, sweat, tears and long-term pain
Adelaide Now
"I'll tell you now Djokovic or Nadal will never go that far again," Jones says. "People say it makes you stronger, but I disagree. Their resistance to it now won't let them. "It is like that old saying about running marathons.

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Intergalactic Krewe takes off
The Hullabaloo Online
The parade will be environmentally friendly - the floats were made with recycled materials and are human powered. "[Green parades are] the future of revelry," overlord Ryan Ballard said. Extraterrestrial theorist and Greek writer Giorgio Tsoukalos will ...

Mancunian Matters
Manchester based website leads the fight to change perceptions about Multiple ...
Mancunian Matters
By Kevin McHugh Set up late last year, Positive About MS is a website for those whose lives are affected by Multiple Sclerosis, but the aim of this Manchester based website is to offer more than just information. Walkden based Kaz Laljee, ...

Banbridge Leader
High School pupils raise funds for MS
Banbridge Leader
The leading multiple sclerosis charity in Northern Ireland this week said “Thank you” to hundreds of teachers, pupils and sponsors for their support in the battle to beat multiple sclerosis. At a thank you luncheon in Belfast representatives from ...

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TheChronicleHerald.ca
People with disabilities miss buses
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Jen Powley, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, says that because of the transit strike, many of the people who help her will have difficulty getting to her home. (CHRISTIAN LAFORCE / Staff) Unlike many Halifax residents, Jen Powley's ability to get ...

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Are changes in store for Canal Street?
Brattleboro Reformer
"Changes are needed to improve the pedestrian environment of Canal Street and to support active transportation." Working with community members after they visited the area, Burden and the volunteers prioritized the most important projects.

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Matt Meets ... Paul Di Resta
The Scottish Sun
"We train together, lunch together and even travel together. I've learned a lot from him. "And yes, he's taught me how to look after my money. "So what if I buy my clothes from Zara? They're not too pricey and look good.

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WPTV
Dressage rider Mary Jordan, who has multiple sclerosis, qualifies for 2012 ...
WPTV
She not only competes for people suffering from multiple sclerosis, but also for her 15-year-old son, Tristan. "I wanted to show him what a person in 2012 can do with MS," said Mary. "We take it day by day, and step by step.

Patriot-News
Player's game plan: Shoot for finding a cure for MS
Patriot-News
Can a Central Dauphin High School basketball player help find a cure for multiple sclerosis? Seefeldt, a Central Dauphin senior, has chosen to use his basketball skills to collect money for the MS Society in honor of his beloved aunt, Mary Knackstedt ...