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Milan wants to pay people to bicycle to work

Milan wants to pay people to bicycle to work

By Kate Yoder

As the Starbucks empire makes humble plans to open its first shop in Italy, the city it’s moving to — Milan — plans to give a different sort of bucks away.

To combat air pollution, Milan officials hope to pay commuters to bike instead of drive to work. The Guardian reports that the system will be based loosely on the French program tested in 2014, which paid employees 25 Euro cents…

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Copper Surfaces Prevent Spread of Respiratory Viruses on Contact

Copper Surfaces Prevent Spread of Respiratory Viruses on Contact

 Jessica Berman, November 13, 2015 5:14 PM Doctors and hospitals are constantly battling respiratory viruses ranging from pneumonia and the common cold to a host of recently emerged viruses, including those responsible for the deadly illnesses MERS and SARS.  Now, doctors have a new way to battle these deadly infections.

Every year, an estimated 450 million people become infected…

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