Oddities of the common cold reveal patterns and contrasts
A New York study outlines that colds hit women more than men and children more than adults. In families with young kids, adults also show higher incidence, and colds are the leading absenteeism cause among elementary pupils. Five years of Navy data show a midwinter peak and wide annual variation. College data suggest about one fifth have over two colds yearly, averaging three.
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The Second Gets A Precise New Length
Washington reports a revised definition of the second as 1/31 556 925 97474 of a year, replacing the old 1/86 400 of a day. Observatories note Earth's rotation varies. the planet slows gradually and its spin wobbles over centuries, affecting timekeeping.
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Birds Hibernate to Conserve Energies
In a University of California study, swifts and hummingbirds entered torpor under low temperatures to save energy. Starved birds torpid more quickly yet could awaken as warmth returned, with swifts able to arouse even when temperatures stayed low.
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Understanding Air Conditioning Tons and Winter Gas Heating
New York explains why cooling capacity uses tons not weight. A one ton unit yields the cooling of melting a ton of ice over 24 hours. Builders favor year round air conditioning with gas heating in winter and gas refrigeration in summer, using a small gas flame to drive cooling.
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New York
Legacy Bequeaths Three Hearses and a Teffir Caf
Bristol, England. Peter Kendall Bush inherited an unusual legacy from his aunt comprising three hearses and a teffir caf. The aunt’s name and exact relation are unclear in the fragment, but the will appears to involve unconventional funeral equipment and a peculiar item described phonetically.
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