Utilities
Total market: $357 billion
Net share: $5.2 billion
Net share in 2004: $108 billion of a $385 billion market
More so than the Net itself, in-progress deregulation of the utilities industry is driving change here. Read more…
Stretching Performance
You might say that flexibility is the step-child of fitness. While it is one of the three basic fitness components, it is overlooked by recreational and competitive athletes alike. Most club members do not have to be convinced of the importance of strength training or cardiovascular exercise, but many must continually be reminded of the need to stretch their muscles before and after exercise. Read more…
Ordering fried chicken with the TV remote. Part 2
Ok, so what is my view of convergence? Well, I do agree that over time, the typical fridge will become part of the Internet. But most of us won’t notice it or be aware that it has happened because five or 10 years out, most fridges will still contain a variety of microprocessors, as they do today. Read more…
Ordering fried chicken with the TV remote. Part 1
Convergence. It’s a word that can strike terror into the heart of any technology person.
After all, it is the most over- used, overdone, overhyped phrase to come out of the Information Age.
I shudder every time I see yet another telecom, broadcast or entertainment executive talk about their vision of convergence. Read more…
Health & Fitness Exchange, Part 2
The Campin’ P.W. program surpassed both the expectations of the Health & Fitness Exchange and participants. The new emphasis on family teamwork proved so popular that attendance was double the previous years’. Read more…
Health & Fitness Exchange, Part 1
Parents and teachers know that it can be challenging to make exercise and nutritional information interesting to children. There are so many distractions nowadays with television, video games and the Internet that health education can sometimes get short shrift. Yet, the practices that children learn while young can dramatically impact their dietary and lifestyle choices throughout their lives. The goal is for parents and fitness professionals to make this education fun so that children will want to learn. Read more…
Another Dangerous Herbal ‘Supplement’ Ephedra
A controversy has developed over the safety of ephedra, an herb whose use began more than 5,000 years ago in China as a treatment for asthma. Today, millions of people have taken ephedra-based products as a dietary product to increase energy, lose weight, improve concentration and sharpen muscle tone. Read more…
Could this be the Fabled Distress Signal Goddess
So, Samburu lost their Goddess. And thus, they had to vote someone off. The young people chose to vote Carl because he had money and because they all agreed that they needed Frank to win the challenges. The old people decided to vote Lindsey.
I don’t get it. If the young people are concerned about winning challenges, then vote off spiritual woman or the 40-something woman with a southern accent who looks dang good in a one-piece. Carl is theoretically more intelligent (although his performance in the question and answer session versus Lindsey would say this isn’t true) and he’s probably stronger than either babeness. Read more…
Inspections Are Not Optional
Michael Burkart was injured when he fell from a Gravity Gym, on which he wasexercising while hanging upside down. He filed suit against Health and Tennis Corporation of America, alleging, among other things, negligence for failure to properly inspect the Gravity Gym. Testimony by an employee stated that she personally inspected the Gravity Gym daily. Further, the piece of equipment was listed on the maintenance list, indicating that it had been inspected. Also, inspection after the incident showed that the Gravity Gym was in good repair. The Texas court ruled for the fitness facility, finding there was no negligence. Read more…
Faces of Breast Cancer: Amanda Hidalgo Myers. Part 2
Reclaiming Her Life
Myers opted for reconstructive surgery (a several-month-long process of expanding the chest muscle before a saline implant can be inserted) and began intensive physical therapy a few days after surgery. She didn’t have chemotherapy or radiation. Myers said she didn’t realize it at the time, but she had slipped into depression. “I didn’t want to leave the house and I couldn’t sleep,” she said.
