Is Sugar Toxic? - NYTimes.com

Is Sugar Toxic? - NYTimes.com: "Joslin was also unaware that the Japanese ate little sugar. In the early 1960s, the Japanese were eating as little sugar as Americans were a century earlier, maybe less, which means that the Japanese experience could have been used to support the idea that sugar causes diabetes. Still, with Joslin arguing in edition after edition of his seminal textbook that sugar played no role in diabetes, it eventually took on the aura of undisputed truth."

The Girlfriend Experience :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews

The Girlfriend Experience :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews: "What draws a powerful man to pay for a women outside of marriage? It's not the sex. In fact, sex is the beard, if you know what I mean. By paying money for the excuse of sex, they don't have to say: I am lonely. I am fearful. I am growing older. I am not loved. My wife is bored with me. I can't talk to my children. I'm worried about my job, which means nothing to me. Above all, they are saying: Pretend you like me."

Long Island Serial Killer: More Bones Found Near Jones Beach - ABC News

Long Island Serial Killer: More Bones Found Near Jones Beach - ABC News: "Barthelemy's sister said she was just 15 when she received the first in a series of calls from the man believed to be the killer. The calls eerily came from her sister's cell phone. The man sounded calm, despite his angry words, the teenager said."

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How do you beat Titans with Saps?

How do you beat Titans with Saps?: "Its not easy, but Saps can beat Titans on maps where the bases are spread out (so the Titan player cannot Turtle).
The specifics depend on the map and on what the Titan player does, but here are some general guidelines:

1) Forget about Helis. They are almost useless against Titans. The only time I use them is to try and reach a far away Walker that is hiding in the back.

2) Engineers and EMP are your best friend. Use them a lot. Try to set up your engineers for a chain of multiple EMP hits one turn after the other."

Such a great little game.

Just do it? But HOW? 24 productivity experiments I tried, plus a QS time management recap | Quantified Self

Just do it? But HOW? 24 productivity experiments I tried, plus a QS time management recap | Quantified Self: "Interruption log. Because interruptions are a common productivity drain, I thought I’d try an experiment of simply tracking them. I recorded who interrupted me, when it happened, the topic, and how long it lasted. I did this for a week and then studied it for patterns that I could use for prevention. By far the most common type was internal: my frequent multasking, esp. checking email (more below). I found the simple act of tracking was an embarrassing eye-opener, and I’ve since been able to manage it via further specific experiments."

The 5-Minute Musician’s Club™

The 5-Minute Musician’s Club™: "It was only after studying the insights and research expounded by authors like Dr. Robert Maurer, Dr. Neil Fiore, Dr. John J. Medina, and Shawn Achor that I was finally able to develop a dependable practice method—one which allowed me to easily and consistently fit lots of music into my busy life. Their ideas coupled with my own ruminating and years of experimentation have resulted in a simple practice system called fiving. As a result of fiving, my own playing is now more fun, more productive, and more frequent than ever."

Toward an Object-Oriented Rhetoric | Enculturation

Toward an Object-Oriented Rhetoric | Enculturation: "'To balance our accounts of society, we simply have to turn our exclusive attention away from humans and look also at nonhumans." --Bruno Latour

Mountain Ocarinas FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

Mountain Ocarinas FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions: "Do the more exotic ocarinas sound better than the polycarbonate models?
The simple answer is no. The more precise answer is that there are very subtle differences in sound,
but the differences are quite small. It is difficult for most people to distinguish the difference. If I had to put into words, I would say that the more expensive ocarinas have
a slightly more solid sound. Click Here For Video Comparison."

Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% | Society | Vanity Fair

Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% | Society | Vanity Fair: "t’s no use pretending that what has obviously happened has not in fact happened. The upper 1 percent of Americans are now taking in nearly a quarter of the nation’s income every year. In terms of wealth rather than income, the top 1 percent control 40 percent. Their lot in life has improved considerably. Twenty-five years ago, the corresponding figures were 12 percent and 33 percent. One response might be to celebrate the ingenuity and drive that brought good fortune to these people, and to contend that a rising tide lifts all boats. That response would be misguided. While the top 1 percent have seen their incomes rise 18 percent over the past decade, those in the middle have actually seen their incomes fall."

Food Addiction And Substance Dependence, Similar Brain Activity Going On

Food Addiction And Substance Dependence, Similar Brain Activity Going On: "'One-third of American adults are now obese and obesity-related disease is the second leading cause of preventable death. Unfortunately, most obesity treatments do not result in lasting weight loss because most patients regain their lost weight within five years. Based on numerous parallels in neural functioning associated with substance dependence and obesity, theorists have proposed that addictive processes may be involved in the etiology of obesity.

Food and drug use both result in dopamine release in mesolimbic regions [of the brain] and the degree of release correlates with subjective reward from both food and drug use.'"

Finland's Educational Success? The Anti-Tiger Mother Approach - TIME

Finland's Educational Success? The Anti-Tiger Mother Approach - TIME: "The Finns are as surprised as much as anyone else that they have recently emerged as the new rock stars of global education. It surprises them because they do as little measuring and testing as they can get away with. They just don't believe it does much good. They did, however, decide to participate in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). And to put it in a way that would make the noncompetitive Finns cringe, they kicked major butt. The Finns have participated in the global survey four times and have usually placed among the top three finishers in reading, math and science."

Perspective: Kicking Drugs After Columbia Bust – TIME Healthland

Perspective: Kicking Drugs After Columbia Bust – TIME Healthland: "Research now shows that differences in social status have profound physiological effects: those lower in any hierarchy are more vulnerable to depression, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, addictions, some cancers and many other disorders. And it's not just that people of lower status and power engage in unhealthy behaviors that lead to such health problems: similar differences in disease risk are found even in baboons, who cannot binge on alcohol, other drugs or junk food in an attempt to self-medicate status distress."

YouTube - Toshiba Satelite P100: Removing and Replacing the Keyboard

YouTube - Toshiba Satelite P100: Removing and Replacing the Keyboard

Microsoft Xbox 360 60gb Live Starter Pack $47.99 | Dealspoon

Microsoft Xbox 360 60gb Live Starter Pack $47.99 | Dealspoon: "See, awhile back someone invented “video games.” They exist for much the same reason television, professional sports, radio, and the internet do: to distract you from the crushing emptiness of your pathetic existence with shiny, inconsequential accomplishments while the machinations of politicians and corporations ruin the world around you."

Designers Make Data Much Easier to Digest - NYTimes.com

Designers Make Data Much Easier to Digest - NYTimes.com: "“Statistics,” says Dr. Hans Rosling, a professor of international health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, “is now the sexiest subject around.”

Dr. Rosling is a founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit group based in Stockholm that works to educate the public about disparities in health and wealth around the world — by offering animated interactive statistics online that help visitors spot trends on their own."

What Technology Wants

What Technology Wants: "People go through phases very quickly. Just 20 years ago or so, the discussion among the academics was the end of writing. Nobody was writing anymore, it's like: 'It's dead. What are we going to do?' People are writing more now than ever before. Kids are writing far more than they ever wrote before."