TIME: Mexicans Begin to Slim With the Help of the Soda Tax

Mexicans Begin to Slim With the Help of the Soda Tax
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Impact of artificial sweeteners on gluhcose intolerance

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v514/n7521/abs/nature13793.html 

12 Facts about Mount Everest

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11242928

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Mount Everest 4-season weather report

Show travel window and ugly weather and conditions 

http://www.explorersweb.com/adventureweather/charts/

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Mt Everest - bodies - why not removed?

Here's an answer from Popular Mechanics 2012:

And How Many Bodies Are There?

According to a study published in the British Medical Journal in 2008, from 1921 to 2006, there may have been 192 deaths above the 26,247-foot mark. That gives the summit a 1.3 percent mortality rate, the study found.

All says he saw bodies starting at about 27,890 feet. "I didn't see any until I hit the Northeast ridge, then there are probably five or six within 5 meters of the route and 10 within 10 meters of the route," he says.

"The sherpas don't want to touch them. It's a religious issue. And you can't carry them down because you're close to dying yourself. It would take tens of thousands of dollars to bring them down. You'd have to have an entire expedition to get a body down. It would take five strong climbers at a minimum."

Is This the Most Dangerous Food for Men?

Soy interferes with Male testosterone levels! 

http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/soys-negative-effects

AP Mobile: Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer's

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Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer's

WASHINGTON (AP) - One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when.

Obesity in midlife has long been suspected of increasing the risk of Alzheimer's. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health took a closer look and reported Tuesday that being overweight or obese...

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Health tip - Foods to avoid

These are foods to avoid:

1. MSG / canned soup - It's a concentrated salt (MSG) that's not healthy.
2. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) - converts to sugar, doesn't satisfy hunger.  Trick by food sellers to get you to eat and buy more.
3. Breads - white breads convert straight to sugar and fat
4. Granola - high fat
5. Farm Salmon - pesticides 
   

Good items to clean / restore liver to fat-burning organ:

• Milk Thistle
• Turmeric spice (thai, india, asia)
  
• and more

Enjoy and live healthy!

Lee

Why I just signed this petition

Hi,

I just signed a petition with Courage Campaign to help rebuild California's schools and make sure corporations pay their fair share in property taxes. Join me: http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/Google_Disney_MakeItFair_SP/?sp_ref=124899547.114.14095.e.57201.2

Did you know that Google and Disney -- both multi-billion dollar, world-renowned companies in California that exemplify our state's strengths -- pay less property taxes than the average CA homeowner?! And they're not alone. In total, CA gives out $9 billion in corporate welfare every year through loopholes in its property tax system. But together, we can help change that.

Join me to Make It Fair: http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/Google_Disney_MakeItFair_SP/?sp_ref=124899547.114.14095.e.57201.2

Extreme El Niño expected to wreak havoc on weather this year

Extreme El Niño expected to wreak havoc on weather this year - environment - 12 May 2015 - New Scientist (via #newsdeskapp)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27509-extreme-el-nino-expected-to-wreak-havoc-on-weather-this-year.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VVJSxJS9LCQ

Smartphone Lock Pouch!

Great idea! I think we need this!! For theaters, schools, concerts, etc.

Smartphone Lock Pouch Leaves Students to Their Own (Unusable) Devices - Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com//article/smartphone-lock-pouch-leaves-students-to-their-own-unusable-devices/

Syphilis, sex and fear | How the French disease conquered the world

Syphilis infected 20% of the world population with no cure until penicillin came out in the 1940s.  Freud's hysteria and other symptoms were most likely related to this terrible disease.  The origin was mostly likely the new world from the soldiers that came back to Europe with Colombus.

http://gu.com/p/3fpbq/sbl

Apple Says Not to Keep Your Phone in Your Pocket

Leo:

What do you think of the physics of this discussion?   Any truth to the danger risks described here??   Especially see the comments down below. Excellent discussion of hadrons vs atoms and effects on living tissues.  

It seems to me that there is enough evidence to be concerned -- not conclusive evidence and I'd love to see more independent research -- but perhaps enough to wear a goofy belt clip to avoid risks.  Maybe you should study this as part of your research??

http://www.newsweek.com/iphone-6-bendgate-apple-says-your-iphone-shouldnt-go-your-pocket-avoid-radiation-273313

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#NepalEarthquake: Tech companies use Web to boost aid, search efforts

#NepalEarthquake: Tech companies use Web to boost aid, search efforts
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Why college is worth it, even for so-so students

Interesting!

The New York Times (@nytimes) tweeted at 5:17am - 26 Apr 15:

Why college is worth it, even for so-so students nyti.ms/1Om2lkv pic.twitter.com/PmN3OuwyPt (https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/592301579321085953?s=17)

Artificial turf technology

http://www.globalsynturf.com/technologies/

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Apple watch health monitoring

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/09/10/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-apple-watchs-health-and-fitness-features/

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AP Mobile: "New wave" of GMOs: pink pineapples, purple tomatoes

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"New wave" of GMOs: pink pineapples, purple tomatoes

WASHINGTON (AP) - With recent government approval of potatoes that don't bruise and apples that don't brown, a new generation of genetically modified foods is headed to grocery shelves.

What could be next? Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils, among other products, could receive government approval in the coming years.

The comp...

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AP Mobile: Engineers create boot-like device to make walking easier

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Engineers create boot-like device to make walking easier

WASHINGTON (AP) - Engineers have come up with a motor-free device to make walking more efficient and easier - something scientists once thought couldn't be done.

The prototype exoskeleton boot runs from just below the knee to the ankle, and when you strap on a pair, you can reduce the energy it takes to walk by 7 percent. That means you won't burn as many calories.

It's wearable rob...

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Before black slaves, there were Irish slaves

Unbelievable but true.  We should not ignore this history and how low people will stoop. 

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/27/1265498/-The-slaves-that-time-forgot?detail=email

Legal marijuana could completely change sex

I'm not a fan of marijuana, but it might be useful in this regard. More info is needed about how legal marijuana could completely change sex.
http://fusion.net/story/46023/how-legal-weed-could-change-the-future-of-sex/?utm_source=sharethrough&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=journos&utm_content=weedsex&utm_campaign=cableexec


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Film Projects Take ND Professor around the world

http://al.nd.edu/news/53640-film-projects-take-notre-dame-professor-around-the-world/


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Psychology Major Publishes Senior Thesis in Academic Journal // News // College of Arts and Letters // University of Notre Dame

http://al.nd.edu/news/54529-psychology-major-publishes-senior-thesis-in-academic-journal/


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Return of the replicants: Harrison Ford confirmed for 'Blade Runner' sequel

Yes!!! After 30 yrs, a sequel in the making!


Return of the replicants: Harrison Ford confirmed for 'Blade Runner' sequel
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AP Mobile: Leonard Nimoy, famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies

Don't smoke!!  Killed him, but he had a beautiful life!

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Leonard Nimoy, famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In 1975, Leonard Nimoy published an autobiography with the defiant title, "I Am Not Spock" - an attempt to show the world he had many more facets than the pointy-eared character that had come to define him.

Yet two decades later, after proving that with a career that became a rich blend of roles beyond "Star Trek" along with directing, writing and photography, he bowed ...

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The Importance of Warming Up, Stretching and Cooling Down

http://ska.org/news/2015/the-importance-of-warming-up-stretching-and-cooling-down/

From David Altman:

On several occasions, Ohshima Sensei has asked me to lead warm-ups, most recently at the 2014 yodan and godan practices at Shotokan Ohshima Dojo. My face flushed a little when Mr. Ohshima praised those warm-ups to the group, but afterward many members asked me to explain my approach to flexibility training. 

My approach to warm-ups and stretching may seem a little different than you are accustomed to in practices, but this is not in any way a criticism of other methods. 

I didn't truly begin to understand stretching until my wife and I started practicing yoga about 20 years ago. Like karate, yoga is an ancient art, which at its core, is about freeing ourselves from mental and physical blocks. 

JUNBI UNDO:

Junbi Undo (準備運動) means "warm-up exercise." These are preliminary exercises to awaken the mind and body in preparation for practice. Warming up increases respiration, heart rate, circulation, and warms the musculature, tendons, ligaments and the synovial fluid in the joints. Breathing is the main tool to release tension from the body. Releasing tension allows us to safely begin stretching the musculature, and opening up the ligaments, tendons, and joints.

Junbi Undo is not just something we do before practice; it is an important part of our practice. It allows us to move freely, and to connect our breathing, mind, and body as one. We must study and understand how and why to perform the movements of warming up, stretching, and cooling down, and how they relate to martial arts. This can help us gain additional insight into our practice of budo.

Risking everything to save songbirds

Risking everything to save songbirds - life - 16 February 2015 - New Scientist (via #newsdeskapp)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530080.700-risking-everything-to-save-songbirds.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VOKvxxa9Kc0


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Smoking is even deadlier than previously thought

Smoking is even deadlier than previously thought
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At least 50 Shades richer: How EL James made £20million in 18 months

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-rich-is-e-l-james.html

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A self-publishing miracle

http://blaiselucey.com/2013/04/25/fifty-shades-of-grey-promote/

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