Saper said when food is scarce, this second clock can override the body's primary clock. He said these same clock genes are known to be in all mammals, including humans.

While skipping meals ahead of a long flight or night shift has not been proven to work in humans, it may be worth a try.

Skip the pretzels: starving may fend off jet lag on Yahoo! Health

At the trend's mid-1980s peak, close to 4,500 Parcourses studded the land, along with hundreds of knockoffs sold by rival firms. There were Aqua Parcourses for swimming-pool sessions, "joint-use" Parcourses for disabled people, indoor Parcourses, cruise-ship Parcourses, and dozens of corporate-sponsored employee Parcourses, not only in the United States but in more than 25 countries the world over. These days, many have gone the way of Hacky Sacks and A Flock of Seagulls. "The courses are relics now," says a wistful Richard Cunningham, former owner of equipment-maker Parcourse Ltd. "But there was a time when you could stand on a corner in Silicon Valley, in Santa Clara, and see four different Parcourse facilities. It was a boom time. There were probably a hundred of them in San Jose. I bet you'd have a hard time finding a dozen of them now."

Still, rumors of the courses' extinction have been greatly exaggerated. An Alabama playground-equipment maker called GameTime continues to sell new, tubular steel course equipment at a rate of 30 sets per year. Boyd Sign Company in Beaverton, Oregon, even sells replacement signs for dilapidated circuits. And Parcourses of varying ages endure from Juneau to Sedona to Disney World to Negril—all waiting for a 21st-century revival that may be less far-fetched than it sounds. "There is a trend now in fitness clubs," says Judy Hobbisiefken of the International Sports Sciences Association, an organization that certifies personal trainers. "Some places call it core training, others call it basic training, where they set up stations in an aerobics room and do the exact same exercises. Parcourses basically take that idea and say, 'Look, it's way more fun to do it outside.'"

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The stations would contain specific instructions to perform the exercise. The stations were also planned to keep the heart rate up and to provide an overall workout by the end of the course. By the 1970s, there were more than 200 parcourses in Switzerland. The first parcourse to be built in the United States was erected in San Francisco's Mountain Lake Park. By the 1980s there were more than 4500 of these parcourses were in existance in the United States.

Parcourses - Where have they gone? - Fitness - Families.com

The local park has one of these along a jogging trail. You run around it doing bodyweight exercises. Great product. Great exercise. For double win, ride your bike to/from the park!

I think other cities have these. Highly recommended.

Playground Equipment for Commercial, Park, and School Playgrounds from the Leader in Play Equipment - GameTime

Author of In Defense of Food Michael Pollan explained his "eater's manifesto" at Google last month. Watch the video to hear Pollan discuss his seven word philosopy ("Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.")—or download the hour-long clip to your iPod to watch later.

Food: Michael Pollan Speaks In Defense Of Food

The “liberal” young men had these principal traits as babies: resourcefulness in initiating activities, independence and autonomy, and pride in accomplishments. Liberal young women had similarly happy characteristics. In contrast, as babies the conservatives had been easily offended, immobilized under stress, brooding and worried, and suspicious of others. Conservative young women had cried the most easily.

Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals. Discuss. - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog

Jackie loved to go to sleep at night.

Before she got tucked in, her mother would help her walk on her hands... all the way to bed.

It's Just a Plant - Marijuana Children's Book

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WASHINGTON, DC —Free and green. Those are the goals of a pilot program launched today by the U.S. Postal Service that allows customers to recycle small electronics and inkjet cartridges by mailing them free of charge.

The “Mail Back” program helps consumers make more environmentally friendly choices, making it easier for customers to discard used or obsolete small electronics in an environmentally responsible way. Customers use free envelopes found in 1,500 Post Offices to mail back inkjet cartridges, PDAs, Blackberries, digital cameras, iPods and MP3 players – without having to pay for postage.

USPS Postal News: Free Recycling Through the Mail

Documents submitted by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors to congressional investigators allege the airline flew at least 117 of its planes in violation of mandatory safety checks.

In some cases, the documents say, the planes flew for 30 months after government inspection deadlines had passed and should have been grounded until the inspections could be completed.

The planes were "not airworthy," according to congressional air safety investigators.

Doh!

Records: Southwest Airlines flew 'unsafe' planes - CNN.com