Wednesday, July 23, 2008
In news on the biofuel/recycled waste front, Discovery News reports that the commercial conversion of municipal garbage to clean-burning ethanol is as little as two years away. This is innovation at its finest - a singular concept that addresses two major environmental dilemmas at once.
The companies use similar processes to turn municipal waste into ethanol. The first step is gasification, in which the waste is heated with limited oxygen to create carbon monoxide and hydrogen ... The carbon monoxide and hydrogen mixture is then fed to bacteria, which convert the mixture into ethanol. The ethanol is then purified and blended with fuel."
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Garbage as fuel (closer than you think!)
posted by M13 on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Chinese Olympic athletes cautious with TCM remediesThursday, July 10, 2008
The Times Online reports that Chinese athletes are being advised to use caution when taking traditional medicinal remedies to avoid potential doping issues at the 2010 Beijing Olympics.
'The Chinese Olympic Committee first published a list of remedies containing banned substances in 2005 and updated it in December. The State Food and Drug Administration ordered traditional medicine-makers in May to print a label that read “Athletes use with caution†on many products.
"In the past many accidents were caused because athletes took these herbs not knowing they could cause problems,†a spokeswoman for the administration told The Times. "The reason why we carried out this work is to realise our promise. We want to make the Beijing Olympics fair, open and clean."
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"No matter how excellent an athlete is, he or she will be severely punished if they test positive," Xinhua news agency quoted Yuan Hong, the head of the Chinese Olympic Committee anti-doping commission, as saying.'
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Chinese Olympic athletes cautious with TCM remedies
posted by M13 on Thursday, July 10, 2008
To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It OutWednesday, July 9, 2008
From a New York Times article on staying fit in the summer heat.
"One reason performance declines on sultry, humid days is that working muscles have to compete with the skin for blood. Directing more blood to the skin removes body heat and helps keep your body's temperature from rising to dangerous levels. But that can mean less blood reaches muscles. At the same time, when your body becomes hotter, muscle enzymes speed up, burning glycogen more rapidly, depleting stores of the sugar that the muscles use for fuel."
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To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It Out
posted by M13 on Wednesday, July 09, 2008
i-D Magazine KAWS video interviewThursday, July 3, 2008
Interesting interview with KAWS about his artistic process and career to date. Conducted by i-D Magazine, to go along with with the latest issue which features the Brooklyn artist's work throughout.
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i-D Magazine KAWS video interview
posted by M13 on Thursday, July 03, 2008