This is another great post I found that reviews the issue of transitioning to midfoot strike. It emphasizes several points. The first again is that midfoot and forefoot runners generally run faster. The second which is just as important. If you are making the transition from a heal striker do it gradually. Those people that… Read More
It is better to run smarter rather than harder. What are some of the secrets to running fast besides training more. This review looks at the science of whether working on landing midfoot or forefoot vs heal striking makes a difference. Ever since the dawn of the padded Nike running shoe in the 1970’s, the… Read More
Olli is a solar-powered, self-driving smart electric shuttle bus that is being piloted in Washington DC. There are self driving taxis piloted in San Diego, CA. Uber and Google have invested hundreds of millions of dollars on self driving car efforts. It is also interesting the efforts have included using IBM Watson. IBM Watson is… Read More
All the cellphone companies are talking about how they have the best 4G network. So what is next? 5G has been talked about for years but was too far into the future. The Federal Communications Commission, led by Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating a proposal to make 5G a reality. It involves higher frequency bandwidths. These high-frequency radio waves… Read More
In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history in Orlando, FL, the American Medical Association voted overwhelmingly June 14, 2016 to call on Congress to lift the decades-old ban on federal funding on gun research. Since 1996, there has been an effective “ban” by a lack of funding of CDC research on… Read More
Hospitals, medical groups, and many businesses have argued that they need to merge to compete in the market. The argument traditionally is that they are merging to decrease costs. However, a recent study from Glenn Melnick in the Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing published in June 2016 concludes that hospital mergers significantly raise… Read More
There are a lot of perks to owning and driving an electric vehicle in California. PG&E customers who own an electric vehicle are eligible for special time-of-use plans rather than tiered (based on total use) plans. This can drop the cost of electricity from almost $0.50 a KWatt to $0.10 a KWatt if you charge… Read More
Cant decide if you should use Luft, Uber, or take a taxi? Do you have the UBER APP, LYFT APP and never know when you should those apps or a taxi. A relatively new app called GoA2B (formerly Zailoo) can help you determine which is the fastest and/or least expensive way to go. The call… Read More
We used to go to CostCo sometimes three to four times a week. It was a regular destination. Certainly, it was the place that we stocked up on bulk purchases. Every time we went there we spent at least $100 and often bought something we didn’t know we needed and often times after the purchase… Read More
