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Category Archives: Health
FYI Friday, April 12: Week in Review
LIFE
7-Year-Old Boy Fighting Brain Cancer Scores 69-Yard Touchdown
It’s not every day that you see players and fans from both teams cheer at the top of their lungs when someone scores a touchdown, but that’s what happened when Jack Hoffman ran the ball into the end zone during the University of Nebraska’s spring football game.
Hoffman, a 7-year old boy fighting brain cancer, was given his own pint-sized jersey (#22) and placed in the game during the fourth quarter. One of his teammates handed him the ball, and Jack started hustling down the field while players from both teams followed — not to tackle him, but just to be part of the moment. He ended up running a 69-yard touchdown. FULL ARTICLE.
TECHNOLOGY
8 Solar-Powered Mobile Chargers
Tech companies are focusing more on energy than ever before. Brands aren’t just designing devices and gadgets for what they can do — they’re also considering how efficiently they can function.
When it comes to energy efficiency, solar power is a great option. It’s practically digital photosynthesis — if flowers and plants get their energy from the sun, why can’t we power our devices with the same? It’s also useful in emergencies; the power in your home may go out, but the sun will stick around and return the next day. FULL ARTICLE.
Bubba Watson’s Hovercraft Puts All Golf Carts to Shame
This is the stuff nerd-golfer dreams are made of.
Meet the BW1, a golf-cart-turned-hovercraft that’s the brainchild of PGA star Bubba Watson and his sponsor Oakley. The YouTube video above, which details the BW1 in all its amazing awesomeness, has been spreading like wildfire on the social web Tuesday. It’s a clever Oakley ad at heart — so we probably won’t see the old school cart die out anytime soon — but rest assured that there’s at least one functioning prototype out there roaming the manicured wilds. FULL ARTICLE.
8 Random Celebrities Who Are Getting Google Glass
When Google started its Glass-giving spree, it picked out some odd picks. It got so bad that some of those offers got pulled. But you can bet these celebrity winners will get their copies.
Stanford computer science student Andrej Karpathy put together a handy-dandy script that trawls Twitter and spits out the winners in order of their follower counts. And man, some of them are pretty random. FULL ARTICLE.
HEALTH
How Far Do You Run Playing Different Sports?
While watching sports, have you ever stopped (midway through a bowl of Cheetos) to wonder, “How far are those guys actually running?” It’s a common question, one that’s historically been subject mostly to guesswork, Thanks to some recent technological developments, though, we can now actually apply some data to it.
So which of your heroes are putting in the hard yards? FULL ARTICLE.
Cauliflower with Herb Salsa Verde [Vegan]
This is such an easy dish to whip up, and so full of bright flavors. The most important thing is to make sure to cook the cauliflower so that it is browned on the outside but still a bit crunchy on the inside. Like Kelly, I don’t prefer deep fried food so I used just a touch of oil in the pan and it was plenty to give these a nice fried, but not heavy, flavor. Combined with the salsa verde on top, it is a zesty and flavorful dish that could even act as a main. FULL ARTICLE.
Springing Forward
As the spring weather fast approaches we see a change of many things . . . The
Weather, People’s Attire, Mother Nature and even our food choices.
But why is that? Is it because we have been locked up inside for the
winter? Or have we been frozen to the bone and now are defrosting? Or
could it be something else that is just drawing us to a higher
vibration?
The changes of the season are not only a physical phenomena, but also
energetic. And it’s very necessary. Spring Energy is transformational – it
awakens the dormant, it blossoms the seedlings and provides the
resources for an abundant summer.
Spring is a time to take the top down or open the sun roof, but it is
also a time to prepare for natural changes in our life. As we begin to
get outside more and begin spending more time amongst the elements –
water, earth etc, we begin to get more connected with nature, we begin
to take in more Vitamin D from the sun and ultimately we begin to
re-connect with a natural energy.
So as you choose what to do this weekend whether it be a hike, bike
ride, taking the dog for an extended walk or maybe even a round of
golf, remember to take the time enjoy the outdoors – take in the
surroundings and all that the outdoors has to offer you.
In taking that time and expressing some gratitude, you will be rewarded
in many ways as your life is filled with the energy of the Spring.
Too Busy to Meditate? Read THIS!
Meditation is a practice that, once cultivated, can reset your brain to optimal functioning.
Some of us here at ODC have struggled to find the time, but definitely feel the difference when we’re on track with the practice. Highly recommended article below. Namaste! 🙂
This morning, like every morning, I sat cross-legged on a cushion on the floor, rested my hands on my knees, closed my eyes, and did nothing but breathe for 20 minutes.
People say the hardest part about meditating is finding the time to meditate. This makes sense: who these days has time to do nothing? It’s hard to justify.
Meditation brings many benefits: It refreshes us, helps us settle into what’s happening now, makes us wiser and gentler, helps us cope in a world that overloads us with information and communication, and more. But if you’re still looking for a business case to justify spending time meditating, try this one: Meditation makes you more productive. FULL ARTICLE.
FYI Friday, April 5: Week in Review
LIFE
Improve Your WiFi Signal Using a Soda Can
When your life is nothing but trolling and viral videos, having a bad wi-fi connection can be incredibly irritating. Poor loading times, lost connections, and more can put a strain on your time browsing the internet. However, there are some ways to improve your Wi-Fi connection. FULL ARTICLE.
HEALTH
Why Health Integrity Matters, or The Power of Being Honest With Yourself
Today we have infinite possibilities, and we suffer as well as benefit a great deal for it. We have the option of sitting on the couch all weekend watching a Game of Thrones marathon. We have the potential to eat at McDonald’s for thirty days straight. We can buy a pack of cigarettes despite the fact we’re hooked up to an oxygen tank. We can have our doctor up our insulin dosage and buy a large Slurpee or a Krispy Kreme on the way home. We can stress ourselves to our last, pathetic nerve (and adrenal exhaustion) by living on too much work, too little sleep, too much worry, and too many stimulants. We have the choice – and that’s exactly what it is: a choice. Whatever our past, whatever our present condition, however, we are always free to make a different next choice. FULL ARTICLE.
TECHNOLOGY
Top 10 Tech Stories from March
Virtual fences for cows. Projects for Raspberry Pi microcomputers. A teen invents a solution for cleaning up ocean plastic. Charging your cell phone with text messages. These and other awesome stories from March are rounded up here so you can get caught up quickly. FULL ARTICLE.
Cell-ebration! 40 Years of Cell Phone History
Today’s mobile movement is all about efficiency and multitasking. But with the first cellphone in 1973, you could place a phone call and get a workout at the same time. After all, the phone weighed 2.5 pounds.
The cellphone turned 40 on Wednesday, April 3. Its creator, Martin Cooper, 84, placed the first mobile phone call on the streets of New York City — he phoned his rival, Joel Engel, head of research at Bell Labs. You can imagine how cheeky that exchange was. FULL ARTICLE.
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