Over the past few years, Google Street View maps have let us explore the worldfrom our laptops. The maps have given us tours around cities and the Amazon; gone along the Rhaetian Railways of the Swiss Alps and inside the White House. Now, with new equipment, Street View will be able to take us along on the world’s best hiking trails.
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David Byrne describes his years of riding bikes in the New York Times, and explains the impact of the Bike Share program that is starting in New York this summer:
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There are a lot of great articles out there and I realize that few (including myself) have time to look for them and so every Friday I’ll be posting engaging content that I’ve come across that week. Hope you all enjoy!
FOOD & HEALTH:
New Study Says Tart Cherries are Highest Anti-Inflammatory Food, Can Ease Joint Pain – Click Here
You Could Be Eating Genetically Engineered Frankenfish Without Even Knowing It – Click Here
Here’s the Gruesome Method of Killing, Bleeding, De-feathering and Processing a Chicken for Us to Eat – Click Here
Monsanto’s Drought Tolerant Corn Outpaced by Conventional Breeding, Better Farming Practices – Click Here
12 Great Whole Grains to Try – Click Here
US Bottled Water Sales Hit New Record High in 2011 – Click Here
Sip Espresso In a Coffee Shop That Looks Like a Secret Fort – Click Here
More Than Reasonable: NYC Adds Soft Drinks to List of Health Hazards – Click Here
Solar Powered Gadget Charging Stations Could Make Street Corners into Coffee Shops – Click Here
The Best Way to Get Fit: Leave the Gym – Click Here
If You’re Fat, Your Friends Will Always See You That Way – Click Here
Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Used to Treat Shopaholics – Click Here
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY:
8 Ways to Make Siri Smarter – Click Here
New App Guides Swimmers to Cleanest Beaches – Click Here
Wi-Fi Plant Sensor Tells You When Your Houseplants Need Water – Click Here
Logitech’s New Solar-Powered Keyboard Switches Between All Your Apple Devices – Click Here
Nuance’s Dragon ID Understands the Unique Properties of Your Voice – Click Here
The New Essential Apps May 2012 – Click Here
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Steve Jobs, TVs, and Hollywood – Click Here
12-Year-Old Starts Recycling Business, Donates Profits to Charity – Click Here
Is the ‘Eco’ Version of the Cruze, Focus, or Civic Worth Buying? – Click Here
Toyota Prius: From Niche Oddity to Global Top 3 – Click Here
Inside Tesla’s Model S Factory (Video) – Click Here
Mid-Century Modern Furniture for Pets Is Awesome, Extravagant – Click Here
Our Favorite Phones, Headphones, Running Shoes, and More – Click Here
SCIENCE & TRAVEL:
8 Awesome Airstream Hotels, From the California Desert to the French Pyrenees – Click Here
Take a Trippy Google Maps Road Trip Around This Tiny World – Click Here
Mad Men Map Shows You Where Don Drank and Dined – Click Here
Insane Time Lapse Video of the Golden Gate Fireworks Storm – Click Here
The First Video of Earth Bombarded by Meteors From Orbit – Click Here
For most of us we plan a meal based on the four food groups and mot of our shopping and food consumption is based on this principle. But what if you were choosing between fruits and vegetables or where and how your meat is raised. As a person on a vegan or paleo diet, you choices are very different. In this article. The a look at the different sides to this healthy new debate.
THE DAILY MENU
Paleo – foods that harken back to what our hunter-gather ancestors ate – grass fed meats, wild caught fish, roots, veggies and some fruits.
Vegan – eat only plant-based foods, no animal products
THE ENVIRONMENT
Paleo – eating meat supports local farmers, requires no fossil fuel, repairs habitats and sequesters carbon. (Lierre Keith)
Vegan – the largest part of deforestation and destruction of parries is done to grow cattle, pigs, sheep and chicken for Westeners. (John McDougall)
PROCESSED/INDUSTRIAL FOODS
Paleo – unhealthy
Vegan – unhealthy
BEGINNER TIPS
Paleo
– eat more veggies
– make sure you are eating good meat
– consume more fats
Vegan
– limit meat substitutes
– transition slowly and smartly
– stick with fruits & vegetables, not processed foods
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