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Sheldon interviews Raj for the research assistant position.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/video/?pid=LZNPPDHlWmZcGzVLMQvY1SdmiHbsFfnx

My new treadmill will not have a calorie counter, but this is what I found on the web at http://walking.about.com/cs/howtoloseweight/a/howcalburn.htm

How You Burn Calories

"Your weight x distance = energy used walking. Time does not matter as much as distance. If you speed up to walking a mile in 13 minutes or less, you will be burning more calories per mile. But for most beginning walkers, it is best to increase the distance before working on speed. A simple rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile for a 180 pound person."

Calories and Weight

"A pound of fat equals 3500 calories. To lose 1 pound a week you will need to expend 3500 more calories than you eat that week, whether through increased activity or decreased eating or both. Losing 1-2 pounds of fat a week is a sensible goal, and so you will want to use the combination of increased activity and eating less that will total 3500 calories for 7 days."

"You burn more calories per mile at very low speeds because you are basically stopping and starting with each step and your momentum isn't helping to carry you along. Meanwhile, at very high walking speeds you are using more muscle groups with arm motion and with a racewalking stride. Those extra muscles burn up extra calories with each step."

Calories burned per mile by walking

Speed/Pounds 100 lb 120 lb 140 lb 160 lb 180 lb 200 lb 220 lb 250 lb 275 lb
2.0mph                57       68       80       91     102      114     125     142    156
2.5mph                55       65       76       87       98      109     120     136    150
3.0mph                53       64       74       85       95      106     117     133    146
3.5mph                52       62       73       83       94      104     114     130    143
4.0mph                57       68       80       91     102      114     125     142    156
4.5mph                64       76       89     102     115      127     140     159    175
5.0mph                73       87     102     116     131      145     160     182    200

I would prefer walking 15 minutes 4 times a day so I'll probably only be only burning around 20 calories each time.  Oh well, it will still be 80 extra calories burned per day.  Plus it's good for circulation.  

This Video is mesmerizing to me.

http://indigofx.iiabblog.com/ (Above video plus a beautiful write-up)

"Quotes of Mark Twain" Many of the quotes on this site are excepts from his books. My opinion is: Like most of us, Mark Twain had an opinion on just about everything.

Here are some of his:

Cats: "By what right has the dog come to be regarded as a "noble" animal? The more brutal and cruel and unjust you are to him the more your fawning and adoring slave he becomes; whereas, if you shamefully misuse a cat once she will always maintain a dignified reserve toward you afterward--you will never get her full confidence again."
- Mark Twain, a Biography

Dogs: "Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in."
- Mark Twain, a Biography

Diligence: "Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more--restful."
- Speech, 3/30/1901

Desire: "A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs."
- Following the Equator

Energy: "What is a government without energy? And what is a man without energy? Nothing--nothing at all. What is the grandest thing in "Paradise Lost"--the Arch-Fiend's terrible energy! What was the greatest feature in Napoleon's character? His unconquerable energy! Sum all the gifts that man is endowed with, and we give our greatest share of admiration to his energy. And today, if I were a heathen, I would rear a statue to Energy and fall down and worship it!"
- Letter to Orion Clemens, 6/1860

Feelings: "We all do no end of feeling, and we mistake it for thinking."
-"Corn-pone Opinions"

And there are thousands more... www.twainquotes.com

Enjoy!

Subject: Brain Stuff for Fun

Test Your Brain

Count every ' F ' in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...

( Click for answer )

I just love watching this guy run. The music's good too.
Seeing someone exercising, who is in good physical shape, is
very inspiring.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking's_Universe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_hawking

Everyone that I know who has tried CoQ10 has been happy with it. So, since I am going to the gym on a very regular basis, I decided to try a very small dose (100mg per day) as an experiment. Since exercise can increase the amount of free radicals, CoQ10 seemed to me to be a good antioxidant to try. Though, I have recently learned that the body can handle the increase in free radicals on its own if the exercise is done on a regular basis. Our bodies adapt. [It's comforting to know that we're in smart bodies].

Some informative links are listed below:

What is CoQ10.

Does CoQ10 Improve Neurological Health.

Coenzyme-Q10 on Vitaminstuff.com (The Antioxidant Section.

Coenzyme-Q10 article from the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Benefits of CoQ10 as referenced in Nutritional Supplements Health guide.

I am currently reviewing the Esperanto lessons that I have completed so far (1-6). It's much easier the second time around; and, I learned a lot the first time. Review and practice is the key to success. Otherwise, I'll just learn today and forget tomorrow.

I emailed my instructor in Canada to let him know that my assignment would be a little late as I needed some time to review everything. Thankfully, he had no problem with this at all. He said I can learn at my own pace. How many teachers are that nice!

I also just joined the Livejournal Esperanto group! Who Knew! Thank you tonyodelbarrio. [I saw that you were a member]. And thank you for your comment. I have not given up! And I am very happy to see that Esperanto is alive and well.

As previously stated:

FREE ESPERANTO LESSONS

WELCOME TO LERNU IS YET ANOTHER EXCELLENT (AND FREE) SITE FOR BEGINNERS.

Why is Esperanto Useful
USEFUL PHRASES in Esperanto from en.lernu.net
ESPERANTO - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

"The majority of Esperanto roots are based on Latin, though some vocabulary is taken from modern Romance languages, and from English, German, Polish and Russian. Roots can be combined with affixes to form new words, for example: lerni = to learn, lernejo = a school, lernanto = a pupil/student, lernejestro = a headmaster. The affixes can also stand alone: ejo = place, estro = leader/head, etc." From: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/esperanto.htm

I am currently working on Lesson 6 and beginning to realize that this is, unfortunately and most likely, a dead language. The high schools are still teaching Spanish, German and French and there is no mention of the international language of Esperanto. The Rosetta Stone doesn't even offer it.

In my opinion, Esperanto should be a required language. Then, if you really feel you would like to learn (for example) Russian or Chinese, then by all means go for it. But if the Russians, the Germans, the French, the Italians, the Spanish, etc. were all learning Esperanto, it would make life so much simpler. Or we can continue to live in our very own City of Shinar as we climb the tower of Babel.

My result:

Thank you for taking the Creativity Test. The results show your brain dominance as being:

Left Brain = 68% Right Brain = 32%

You are more left-brained than right-brained. Your left brain controls the right side of your body. In addition to being known as left-brained, you are also known as a critical thinker who uses logic and sense to collect information. You are able to retain this information through the use of numbers, words, and symbols. You usually only see parts of the "whole" picture, but this is what guides you step-by-step in a logical manner to your conclusion. Concise words, numerical and written formulas and technological systems are often forms of expression for you. Some occupations usually held by a left-brained person include a lab scientist, banker, judge, lawyer, mathematician, librarian, and skating judge.

My Left Brain vs. Right Brain Results.

Click here to take the test

Learn the International Language: Esperanto

This language was created by Dr. Ludovic Zamenhof (born 12/3/1859).

FREE ESPERANTO LESSONS

WELCOME TO LERNU IS YET ANOTHER EXCELLENT (AND FREE) SITE FOR BEGINNERS.

General Links and Learning Recommendations

Bridging the Borders

The Esperanto Teacher by Helen Fryer

http://everything2.com/title/Esperanto

Finishing your entire workday by noon

I've added a few notes from the above referenced website for my own quick reference:

1.) Reward completion over input time.

2.) Your output will be what counts for your boss, clients or customers.

3.) Don't make the mistake of judging productivity by amount of effort put in, instead of results.

4.) Make two lists. One for daily goals and one for weekly goals.

5.) If you finish early, don't add more work. (Because: Instead of pacing your focus and energy to complete a particular set of tasks, you’re back to infinite to-do lists and ten-hour workdays.)

6.) Calibrate yourself to the amount of work involved each day. (You get better with practice and awareness.)

7.) The best way to calibrate is by keeping track of the amount of work you accomplish in a day.

8.) Keep a daily log of everything you accomplish each day.

Summary: Goal isn’t to complete EVERYTHING by noon, just the daily amount. Use the system to get the maximum amount of work out of each day. (The maximum amount you can comfortably accomplish in four hours with optimum focus).

This system enables one to finish work that would otherwise be avoided or procrastinated on indefinitely.

I was on the treadmill today for 22 minutes. It took me 18 minutes to go one mile. Even though it's nice to walk outside, I don't think I would be walking quite this fast. I'm working up to a 15 minute mile with an incline of at least 4.0. I also used some of the weight bearing machines. No hot tub or swimming pool today. Maybe tomorrow.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/11040970/Thriving-on-Less-The-Power-of-Less-Dot-Com

This is just a link to the above book that I may want to read later.

My sister is very patient and fun to be with. If you ask about her day, she will tell you everything that happened in great detail. Then, and this is very important, she will let me do the same. Yes, I love my sister.

There's a nice peaceful rain so I think I'll run out to the grocery store before the predicted thunderstorms arrive.

Our apple trees are so pretty in the spring. On a breezy day, like today, the white petals fall like snowflakes and the grass is speckled with gentle bits of flowers. A warm sunny carpet of green and white. I'm unable to appreciate the apple blossom time smell, however, because my nose is stuffed up due to allergies.

When the apples start to fall, the deer clean them up like a vacuum cleaner.