Almost 1 in 3 West Virginians are obese. Obesity is one of the biggest financial strains on the health care system comparing closely to costs of treating smoking (Powers et al. 2007).
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Time to do the laundry.
We recently traveled to Turkey. The trip was a great experience. I really enjoyed the food, and wanted to upload a few pictures here:
Maybe my token has been restored…..
J. Crew house.
$1 sushi on 5th ave in Park Slope. Very Tasty!!
Raining alot this morning, but all-of-a-sudden, I looked outside and there was bunch of snow — some pictures below.
As many of you know, I am all about the feedback (and feedforward) in games. I think touchscreen gaming is sorely missing the touch sensitivity, and this has some potential to improve on that, as well as make our current controllers that much better. Have a look at the tech from the Engadget link here.
Been seeing alot on the news lately about all the jobs that have been created in Texas during the current recession.
I always want to see the demographic number distributions when I hear such information coming from politicians. The one thing that I always think about with respect to job creation, for both the present and the future, is how permanent are these jobs and how will they contribute to the economy in the long run. This article makes me think that many of the stories I have heard about low paying jobs coming from this growth are indeed true, and that very little long-term investment is being made.
