Walk, Don’t Run
Date: 29 April 2014
By LIESL SCHILLINGER
Liesl Schillinger examines several well-known accounts of walking journeys and posits that travel by foot slows down time and leaves imprint on memory.
29. huhtikuuta 2014 oli tiistaina tähtimerkin ♉ alla. Se oli 118 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli Barack Obama.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 12 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli keskiviikkona 29. huhtikuuta 2026, 38 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on torstaina 29. huhtikuuta 2027, 326 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 4 421 päivää tai noin 106 108 tuntia tai noin 6 366 515 minuuttia tai noin 381 990 900 sekuntia.
Date: 29 April 2014
By LIESL SCHILLINGER
Liesl Schillinger examines several well-known accounts of walking journeys and posits that travel by foot slows down time and leaves imprint on memory.
Date: 30 April 2014
By CARL ZIMMER
Scientists have questioned why 1918 influenza pandemic, which infected a third of all people on earth and killed estimated 50 million, was so deadly; particularly puzzling is fact that people in their late 20s were at greatest risk of dying; study in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists suggests that answer lies in timing and way in which virus mixed with other strains prior to the pandemic.
Date: 30 April 2014
By STACEY ANDERSON
Date: 30 April 2014
By BEN STRAUSS
NBA Roundup; Washington Wizards beat Chicago Bulls, 75-69, ousting them from playoffs; Wizards will face either Atlanta Hawks or Indiana Pacers in next series; other basketball news noted.
Date: 30 April 2014
By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
Walmart, in new consumer service, is teaming up with AutoInsurance.com to help customers in eight states comparison shop for auto insurance; will promote website in its stores for monthly fee, while AutoInsurance.com will collect commissions when insurance is sold on its site; customers will also be able to access site from Walmart.com.
Date: 30 April 2014
By ZACH SCHONBRUN
New York Mets beat Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, amid strong performance in bad weather from pitcher Jon Niese.
Date: 30 April 2014
By SAM ROBERTS
New York City's Center for Economic Opportunity finds that 46 percent of all New Yorkers are struggling to get by economically, meaning that they earn less than 150 percent of the poverty threshold; figure, along with other dispiriting findings, will provide base line for how well Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses his signature issue of income inequality.