It is a great idea to revisit public policies that were put into place at the same time Doctors were advertising Cigarettes as healthy. Water is a precious resource and should be protected as such.
"Generally, in Germany fluoridation of drinking water is forbidden. The relevant German law allows exceptions to the fluoridation ban on application. The argumentation of the Federal Ministry of Health against a general permission of fluoridation of drinking water is the problematic nature of compuls[ory] medication." (Gerda Hankel-Khan, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany, September 16, 1999).[0]
Germany halted its water fluoridation in the 1970s and France never started.[1]
Generally Europe doesn't fluoridate its water, true, but the practical effect is a bit more nuanced. For example, Germany has mostly moved its fluoridation program from water to salt: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16156167
In Denmark the water isn't fluoridated, but its natural levels of fluoride are only slightly lower than the levels that U.S. cities add (for example in the Copenhagen water supply, fluoride is around 0.6 mg/L). So it's a bit pedantic to claim that it isn't fluoridated. It's true that the utility company is not adding more fluoride to the water, but the end result is still that the pipes are delivering tap water with fluoride in it.
Fluoridation has been mandatory in Ireland since the 50s. Considering how radically Irish lifestyles have changed in the last few decades (less poverty, better access to dental products, inexpensive/free dental care etc) I think it's crazy we're still forcefully mass medicating the majority of the population without their consent. Although mostly harmless, excessive fluoridation was recently linked to hypothyroidism in a UK study. I think it's time to seriously reconsider the decision instead of the occasional self-assurance everything is fine as is.
Also, I recommend checking out the QuantStart project started by Michael Halls-moore. Really handy if you are using the Oanda Api. Plus, there exists some great articles on the quantstart site about the creation of the code.
https://github.com/mhallsmoore/qsforex
A starting point for building web applications with Polymer 1.0
Included out of the box:
Polymer, Paper and Iron elements
Material Design layout
Routing with Page.js
Unit testing with Web Component Tester
Offline-first setup through Service Worker elements
End-to-end Build Tooling (including Vulcanize)
Much thanks to Rob Dodson, Addy Osmani and at al the Polymer Team.
I wouldn't make the mistake of mixing cheap with value. What you value might just be cheap but more often then not it is a bargain.
The first time I drank with a multi millionaire we were having a jammy value buy called Seven Deadly Zins and Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc. Those two data points were his sessionable bargain buys and I loved the taste too.
Personally, I have also enjoyed a bottle of Opus One but later on discovered those same taste characteristics in a Spanish Garnacha blend I believe to be re labeled as Atteca. I should have bought a case of that stuff it was an amazing find and had legs for days.
My findings are that below a tenner is cheap stuff waiting to become a vinaigrette of regret in form of buyers remorse. Around the 14usd mark is where value van be found. Such as Trader Joe's seasonal reserve offering they put out for New Years. When a vintner puts their name on the offering and takes the care to select the best grapes of the season then you can taste the bargain.
Wanting to taste a bottle of Amarone, my next bargain finding adventure has led me here:
Father and Son Amarone Tasting Episode #800
Wine Library TV 2010 17:00 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9wUxIdIosg
TL;DW 2005 Tommasi Amarone
The new feature Microsoft is offering allows their Egde browser to be divergent enough to stand out. All while allowing a push for a more dynamic web experience where the user is not just a content consumer, but a content creator. This ability to remix content is the future of a more collaborative web. It is also reminiscent of Genius push for annotations. I actually really like the product vision MS is offering here and look forward to actually using Edge.
The future of the web is a real time collaborative medium that dynamically shapes around us. We have been traveling down the info super highway in an analogous individual experience to being in a car. The future of the web will be more of collaborative group experience of traveling down the info super highway in a magic bus. Given this new feature allows us to get one step forward to that remixable future.
My personal tips are to use daylight color temperature bulbs for lighting. Type with a rolled towel around the neck for reducing next strain and enforcing better posture.
I was just reading this guys blog post[1] titled "A Programmer's Ergonomic Workstation" and he mentions he uses these amber tinted glasses called gunners[2]
Technical challenges are for technical people to solve and not the EU. Last time the EU attempted to solve a technical problem with legislation we all got the mandatory cookie educational program.
I love this! I think in the future we will be focused more on bidding on a plethora of tasks the market has to offer. Assembly so far is the closest thing to that future.
I also like https://worklist.net/
The idea that I can fill my day with a variety of new and compelling tasks sounds more awesome than getting stuck in a routine. Sounds like a great way for a junior developer such as myself to gain vital experience.
"Generally, in Germany fluoridation of drinking water is forbidden. The relevant German law allows exceptions to the fluoridation ban on application. The argumentation of the Federal Ministry of Health against a general permission of fluoridation of drinking water is the problematic nature of compuls[ory] medication." (Gerda Hankel-Khan, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany, September 16, 1999).[0]
Germany halted its water fluoridation in the 1970s and France never started.[1]
[0] http://www.slweb.org/50reasons.html [1] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/17/water-fluoridat...