Thursday, September 22, 2011

drag2share: The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate Offers Politics-Free Nutritional Guidelines [Health]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5842833/the-harvard-healthy-eating-plate-offers-politics+free-nutritional-guidelines

The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate Offers Politics-Free Nutritional GuidelinesWhen the USDA switched from the food pyramid to a new plate graphic, it did so to simplify healthy eating guidelines, but critics had issues with the inclusion of dairy and some lack of details. Harvard offers an alternative version.

The Harvard School of Public Health has previously provided similar, yet slightly different nutritional guidelines to the USDA's recommendations that used to be in pyramid form, along the same lines: more whole grains instead of refined grains and less processed and red meat in favor of other protein sources. A big change in the Harvard plate is the substitution of a glass of water instead of milk. There's also now a bottle of healthy oils and more explanatory text.

Harvard says its healthy version is "is free of the politics surrounding the meat and dairy industries," according to the article in The Kitchn. You can read Harvard's full recommendations for each section at the link below.

For comparison, here's the USDA plate again:
The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate Offers Politics-Free Nutritional Guidelines


I personally think it's a vast improvement. What about you?

Healthy Eating Plate | Harvard School of Public Health via The Kitchn


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drag2share: YouTube Increases Upload Time Limit, Adds 3D Conversions [Video]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5842888/youtube-increases-upload-time-limit-adds-3d-conversions

YouTube Increases Upload Time Limit, Adds 3D ConversionsYouTube has announced a few new features, most notably the fact that all users in good standing can now upload videos longer than 15 minutes.

To get the ability to upload long-form videos, you just need to verify your account, which you can do by entering in a code sent to your mobile phone. Additionally, YouTube announced the beta version of a 2D-3D conversion tool that automatically converts your video to 3D, but you'll still need a 3D display to actually view the videos. Finally, it has also integrated two video editing tools, Vlix and Magisto for online editing and effects.

Additional Creator Tools from YouTube | The Official YouTube Blog

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drag2share: UK gets first hydrogen refueling station, Honda lot graciously plays host

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/uk-gets-first-hydrogen-refueling-station-honda-lot-graciously-p/

UK-based treehuggers can bust out the internet high fives now. Merry ol' Swindon just got the British isles' first ever commercial hydrogen refueling station. Part of a collaborative effort between industrial gas company BOC (which built and maintains the pumps), the Forward Swindon economic initiative and Honda, owners can roll their clean energy machines into the automaker's manufacturing lot for a fill-up. BOC's hoping the experience, which reportedly looks and functions much like a traditional gas station, will serve as an example of the private - public partnerships required to rollout infrastructure for alternative energy adoption. So, it's good news for the fuel cell-equipped handful of you cruising about Swindon town, or just passing through on a 'round the world tour. Of course, no official word as to whether Tilda Swinton plans to officiate the opening. Official PR after the break.

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UK gets first hydrogen refueling station, Honda lot graciously plays host originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: 4G variant of HTC's Radar spotted in the wild, flying a magenta flag

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/4g-variant-of-htcs-radar-spotted-in-the-wild-flying-a-magenta/

The Radar's arrival in this world was overshadowed by the massive Titan released on the same day. But if a batch of spy shots sent to TmoNews is to be believed, then this mid-specced 3.8-inch Windows Phone could be about to get some much needed 4G pep on T-Mobile's network. The photos also reveal plenty of magenta branding, Tango video calling and of course Mango running under the hood. Further corroboration probably won't come til we detect an HSPA+ Radar at the FCC, but with some decent 6/7Mbps real-world download speeds and hopefully some mobile hotspot action this could well be a device worth having.

4G variant of HTC's Radar spotted in the wild, flying a magenta flag originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio -- we go ears-on (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/htc-sensation-xe-with-beats-audio-we-go-ears-on-video/

Guess who's back? HTC let us play with the new and improved Sensation XE in London last night and we even managed to find a secluded spot to bop our heads to the integrated Beats Audio and packaged YourBeats headphones. The XE is very similar to the original 4.3-inch flagship Sensation in terms of hardware, except there's a 300MHz clock-speed bump to 1.5GHz, a slightly larger 1750mAh battery and also a packaged 16GB (instead of 8GB) microSD card. But aside from that, we expect it'll be the audio credentials and related marketing hype that will attract most attention when the device reaches shelves later this month. Current Sensation owners probably won't even consider the upgrade unless they're chronic Dr. Dre fans, but what about those with more sticky icky icky devices? Should they be enticed by all the fuss? Click past the break if you think rap's changed and you want know how we feel about it.

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