The Edible Schoolyard
There’s a very cool article in the Telegraph about the “Edible Schoolyard” project at Martin Luther King Middle School started by Chef Alice Waters. I mentioned it briefly back in 2008, and it’s great to see that – 3 years later – it’s still thriving. Almost everything imaginable is now grown here, from 20 different herbs and salad leaves to mulberry trees, raspberries, plums, sweetcorn and...
Vites and Minerals are Dietary Supplements; but Not all Dietary Supplements are Vites and Minerals
Unless you’ve been living in a cave the last week or so, I’m sure you’ve heard about the latest study on dietary supplements. If you go by the headlines (as many folks simply scanning the news do), I wouldn’t blame you for concluding that dietary supplements are dangerous, in general – at least for older women. After all, that’s what the news articles proclaim: “Dietary Supplements Risky for...
James Fell on Cellulite
James S. Fell is a certified strength and conditioning coach who writes a semi-regular column, “In-Your-Face Fitness” for the L. A. Times. His current column covers a topic I’ve discussed before: cellulite. It’s a good rundown on what happens to it when you lose weight, and discusses the latest therapies (such as they are). A taste: Both my research and that of real scientists suggest that diet and exercise...
PR2 Fetches a Sandwich
I thought this vid was pretty amusing: According to IEEE Spectrum, what seems to be an overly high-tech, time-consuming way to snag some lunch, is an example of “semantic search.” “Semantic search” is simply the ability to make inferences about an object based on what is known about similar objects and the environment. It sounds complicated, but it’s really just a computerized version of what we humans...
Is Chris Christie Too Fat to be President?
In a word, no. Given the extensive news coverage of Mr. Christie’s weight (for examples, see here, here, here, here and here), you’d think this was a more important issue than his experience, knowledge and policy positions. Note to the media: yes, the man’s fat. He knows he’s fat, too. But unless he’s actually experiencing metabolic and/or cardiovascular issues, his girth is a non-issue for me. Time to...
Watch Your Step on the Treadmill!
This video on treadmill accidents seemed appropriate to post, given my own somewhat undignified fall earlier this evening. No – it wasn’t a treadmill accident… fortunately. I just stumbled over something I didn’t see while I was out in the backyard. My daughter called me out to collar the dog, who was barking his fool head off at our next-door neighbors’ puppy. I walked outside still wearing my reading...
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