NYTimes: The Human Body Is Built for Distance

NYTimes: The Human Body Is Built for Distance

I found this article on marathon running in sandals was interesting. They say that people are getting more injuries from running with current high-tech sneakers now than our ancestors (and a present-day Mexican tribe) get with very simple shoes or even sandals.

The Human Body Is Built for Distance

Does running a marathon push the body further than it is meant to go?

"Most mammals can sprint faster than humans — having four legs gives them the advantage. But when it comes to long distances, humans can outrun almost any animal. Because we cool by sweating rather than panting, we can stay cool at speeds and distances that would overheat other animals. On a hot day, the two scientists wrote, a human could even outrun a horse in a 26.2-mile marathon. "

"So if we’re born to run, why are runners so often injured? ... Running on only artificial surfaces and in high-tech shoes can change the biomechanics of running, increasing the risks of injury.

What’s the solution? Slower, easier training over a long period would most likely help; so would brief walk breaks, which mimic the behavior of the persistence hunter. And running on a variety of surfaces and in simpler shoes with less cushioning can restore natural running form."http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/health/27well.html

NYTimes: Money Talks to Have Before Marriage

YOUR MONEY: Money Talks to Have Before Marriage

Love may move mountains, but money can crumble the strongest marriage.
A good way to head off problems is to discuss financial issues before
the ceremony.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/your-money/24money.html

Motorhome catching fire

At 2:15 the pressure relief valve starts releasing propane. A safety
feature so it doesn't all explode at once.

NYTimes: Homemade Worcestershire Sauce, 1876

From The New York Times:

RECIPE for Worcestershire Sauce,as it was 1876

The mysteriously dark, drippy sauce you've been using your whole life
can actually be made in less than 10 minutes, or completely redesigned.

NYTimes: Has Conceptual Art Jumped the Shark Tank?

An interesting essay that argues that humans have an innate taste for
art that displays detail, conscientiousness, planning, and skill. And
that some clever but culturally referenced works of current great
value will soon lose their ephemeral value.

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR: Has Conceptual Art Jumped the Shark Tank?

To see why works of conceptual art have an inherent investment risk,
we must look back at the whole history of art, including art's most
ancient prehistory.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/opinion/16dutton.html

NYTimes: The Song Decoders

Very interesting history of Pandora radio. The article goes beyond the
simple questions to ask where will music go when it's rated song by
song with no "market" influences.

The Song Decoders

By breaking music down into its component parts, Pandora Internet
radio tries to figure out what kind of music you — not your social
group, heroes or aspirational self — really like.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/magazine/18Pandora-t.html

NYTimes.com: The Other Nova Scotia: Where Pirates Prowled and Haddock Roam

NYT visits Nova Scotia TRAVEL | October 16, 2009 The Other Nova Scotia: Where Pirates Prowled and Haddock Roam By LAURA M. HOLSON The less-storied shore of Nova Scotia has a rocky coastline, fishing villages and colorful towns. (Ask about the U.F.O.)

Seattle iPhone Repair Repairs - Jet City Devices

Finally! A place that offers iPhone repairs. When I had a cracked
screen, I did several searches and came up with nothing.

http://www.jetcitydevices.com/

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NYTimes.com: When the Icing on the Cake Spells Disaster

This article is SO funny - when something got lost in translation when ordering a cake. You can just imagine the embarrassment when these showed up at the party! DINING & WINE October 14, 2009 When the Icing on the Cake Spells Disaster By DAVID HOCHMAN Cake Wrecks, the popular blog and new book of the same name, celebrates the folly of professional confections gone horribly, horribly wrong.

Noise cancelling rooms

You've heard of noise-cancelling headphones. This inventor (who developed THX sound amplification for theaters) is working on a system employing multiple speakers and amplifiers to achieve noise cancelation throughout an entire room. He explains it in this short video.

I always thought that producing an inverted sound wave could cancel noise at one fixed point in space, and it would be impossible to do for an entire room without an equal number of 'loud spots' as quiet spots scattered through the room where the noise was twice as loud as the background. But he seems to describe having accomplished this.

Giant droplet

I like this sculpture of a giant droplet that was just installed at
the light rail station near the Seattle airport. You can just make out
the worker inside who was mending a crack.

New public art installed along Seattle's new Link Light Rail includes a number of little things — a water-drop, a magnifying glass, a dragonfly — made big. Highlights include Tad Savinar's "A Drop of Sustenance

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009449111_transitart12.html

Thumbing his nose at Rules of Thumb Questioned, from a Personal Finance Blog

Save 10% of your income, spend 4% of savings each year in retirement?
Here's a point of view on these rules of thumb.

http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/09/23/a-report-card-for-financial-rules-of-thumb/

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NYTimes: The Calorie-Restriction Experiment

Curtailing calorie intake by 25% wasn't easy in this study. 

Interestingly, the article refers to evidence that we eat a certain * weight* of food each day - our brain isn't satisfied until we've hefted that weight to our jaw, regardless of caloric intake. So the trick these participants taught themselves was to eat low(caloric)-density foods. 

"A number of recent experiments — notably by Barbara Rolls at Penn State — demonstrated that humans tend to eat a consistent weight of food from day to day, but not necessarily a consistent number of calories..."

THE FOOD ISSUE: The Calorie-Restriction Experiment

Eating much, much less helped rats live longer. Will it work on humans?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11Calories-t.html

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Catch Crimes on Closed-Circuit Cameras for Cash | Popular Science

Better than a video game. Watch closed circuit camera feeds to catch
crimes in progress. In the article, they mention a civil liberties
concern. But I don't think their objection will undermine the program,
becaue the participants will only be alerting police who will act on
their usual principles.

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2009-10/uk-citizens-catch-crimes-closed-circuit-cameras-cash

NYTimes.com: In Chicago Schools, a Strategy on School Violence

"In a study of the 500 [youth] shootings, Mr. Huberman said, officials know that deadly violent outbursts are not truly random. The students at highest risk of violence, by statistics, are most likely to be black, male, without a stable living environment, in special education, skipping an average of 42 percent of school days at neighborhood and alternative schools, and having a record of in-school behavioral flare-ups that is about eight times higher than the average student." ...The novel program takes youths identified by the above parameters, and "saturating them with adult attention, including giving each of them a paid job and a local advocate who would be on call for support 24 hours a day." US | October 07, 2009 In Chicago Schools, a Strategy on School Violence By SUSAN SAULNY In an effort to end a cycle of shooting deaths, officials will identify students at risk and shower them with support.

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NYTimes: At 60 M.P.H., Office Work Is a High-Risk Job

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION: At 60 M.P.H., Office Work Is a High-Risk Job
For those who have turned their vehicles into wired offices, the
convenience of constant contact and work efficiency outweighs the risk
of a wreck.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/technology/01distracted.html

See the game that demonstrates how distracted texting is... at
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/19/technology/20090719-driving-game.html