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How to Keep Feces Out of Your Bloodstream (or Lose 10 Pounds in 14 Days)

• Sep 19, 2010 from timferriss in Lifestyle
  Ruh-roh. (Photo: Toby Otter)
  Following our Paleolithic ancestors, our Neolithic ancestors lost an average of six inches in height. Most people now have those last 5-10 pounds that seem impossible lose. The causes for both, surprisingly, may be the same.
  Robb Wolf can explain. Robb, a former research biochemist, has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism and is co-owner of NorCal Strength & Conditioning, one of the Mens Health top 30 gyms in America. Hes also a former California State Powerlifting Champion with a competition 565 lb. squat, 345 lb. bench, 565 lb. deadlift
  I have known of Robb for several years, but I only met him through a friend a week ago. Several weeks earlier, that same friend had sent me a copy of Robbs book, The Paleo Solution, which I ended up devouring in a few sittings. The chapters on digestion and improving digestion where particularly fascinating to me, and, for that reason, this post is a book excerpt. It details a particular problem and specific solutions. Enjoy.
  Enter Robb Wolf.
  A Common Problem
  Below I describe several people who at first glance appear different, but in fact they all share a common problem. They had significant health issues with no apparent cause or solution and assumed they had no treatment options, as their doctors were stumped and could offer few solutions.
  For you, this chapter may represent the missing link in your quest for improved performance and health.
  Alex, Age Five
  I first learned of Alex from my friend Kelly. She related a story of a little boy who was very sick, underweight, and suffering from constant digestive problems. If you like kids and other small, scurrying critters, Alexs features and symptoms were literally heartbreaking. He had painfully skinny arms and legs, attached seemingly at random to a torso dominated by a prominently distended belly. At night Alex thrashed and turned in his bed, wracked by diffuse pain in his arms, legs and, especially, his belly. Alex had severe lethargy and a failure to thrive. His doctors ran extensive tests but found nothing conclusive. They recommended a bland diet of toast, rice puddings, and yogurt, but with no benefit to the little guy.
  Kelly contacted me on behalf of the family and asked if I had any ideas that might help Alex. I made a few specific recommendations, which the parents enacted immediately. Within ten days, Alexs perpetually distended belly was flat and normal. He gained six pounds in a little over two weeks and was noticeably more muscular in the arms and legs. His sleep shifted from the thrashing, restless bouts that left him listless and tired, to the sleep all kids should have: restful, unbroken, and filled with dreams. Alexs energy improved to such a degree that the other kids and parents could hardly imagine he was the same kid. He was healthy and happy, all because of a simple adjustment he and his family made to his eating.
  Sally, Age Sixty-One
  Sally was referred to us by her family physician. Sallys doctor had worked with her on a variety of issues: low thyroid, osteoporosis, gall bladder problems, depression, and high blood pressure. It was an impressive and ever-growing list of ailments that both Sally and her doctor attributed to normal aging. Her doc was pretty forward thinking, however, in that she recommended that Sally perform weight bearing exercise to help slow the progression of the osteoporosis and muscle wasting that been accelerating in the past four to five years.
  When this recommendation brought Sally to us, she was a bit reluctant to get started with a strength-training program and was very reluctant to modify or change her nutrition. We were gentle but persistent.
  Our recommendations focused on specific changes to her nutrition and lifestyle. Within two months Sally was off her thyroid medications, her gall bladder issues were gone, she was four pants sizes smaller, while her symptoms of depression had disappeared. After six months of training with us and following our nutrition recommendations, it was discovered that she was no longer osteoporotic.
  Of all the improvements, Sallys doctor was most impressed with the increased bone density. She asked Sally what she had modified to affect this change. When Sally told her doctor how she had changed her nutrition, her doctor pondered things for a moment, then said, Well, it must be something else! Food cant do all that.
  Jorge, Age Forty
  Jorge started working with us primarily to lose weight. At five feet nine inches and 325 pounds, Jorge was heading down a path of significant illness stemming from type 2 diabetes and obesity. Compounding Jorges situation was a condition neither he nor his doctors could figure out. Nearly every time Jorge ate, he would break out in a rash and his tongue would swell. Like really swell. Jorge had to keep an epi-pen on his person at all times, similar to someone who has a severe allergy to bee stings or peanuts.
  Jorge is a practicing...

The Way of the Dodo How to Sell 10,000 iPad Cases at $60 Each (and Others Lessons Learned)

• Jul 19, 2010 from timferriss in Lifestyle
  DODOcase, one of more than 1,000 businesses created in the last six months, has sold more than 10,000 units at $60 each.
  From todays New York Times coverage of the Shopify/4-Hour Workweek build-a-business competition that just ended:
  To encourage early, positive buzz among Apple iPad buyers, Mr. Dalton [of DODOcase] hired street teams via Craigslist to hang out with Apple fanboys, while they waited on line for hours, maybe even days, outside of Apple retail stores for a chance to buy the first edition iPad. The street teams, he said, hit Apple store locations in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
  DODOcase also scored favorable reviews with the tech blogs Engadget and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Some endorsements came unsolicited from high profile customers; on July 14, Evan Williams, chief executive of Twitter, posted a DODOcase endorsement on his Twitter feed: Got my Dodocase. Sweet.
  The company, which plans to continue manufacturing its product and creating jobs in San Francisco, received more than 10,000 orders within a few months of the iPads debut
  The DODOcase costs around $60, so you can do the math. Amazing.
  This post will cover how it all happened
  In December 2009, I published a post titled No More Excuses How to Make an Extra $100,000 in the Next 6 Months, announcing a $100,000+ bribe intended to solve a problem: inertia. Perhaps a better translation: temptation to remain in comfortable routine.
  The Shopify build-a-business competition was a financial carrot for anyone whod dreamed of starting a business but hadnt taken the jump. Each person had six months to build a business, and their two highest-grossing consecutive months would be matched against everyone else.
  The competition just ended on June 30th. So what happened?
  This post will cover the overall results and focus on the winners: their lessons learned, marketing tipping points, mistakes, and much more. First, some stats:
  Revenue PER HOUR for the duration of the contest (180 days): $696.38
  Total number of people competing: 1,819
  Total number of orders placed: 66,503
  Below is a sweet infographic that shows some of the highlights and a few other fun numbers (full-size here):
  
  Click here for a gorgeous full-size view.
  The Prize Winners and Analysis of Successes
  I use the term prize winners because more than 500 viable businesses were created by you all, and I consider all of you winners (including those who participated but didnt get this first attempt quite right).
  For prize winners, here are the category and overall winners:
  $5,000 Top Apparel Store: Nashville Flood Tees (www.nashvillefloodtees.com)
  $5,000 Top Digital Good: Buy Mafia (www.buymafia.com)
  $5,000 Top Miscellaneous: Grove (www.grovemade.com)
  $5,000 Top Electronics Store: Vaporizers.com (www.vaporizers.com)
  $100,000 Overall Top Store: DODOCase (www.dodocase.com)
  In that order, I asked all of them the following questions:
  1) How did you decide on your product? What ideas did you consider but reject, and why?
  2) What were some of the main tipping points (if any) or a-ha moments? How did the tipping points happen?
  3) What were your biggest mistakes, or biggest wastes of time/money?
  4) Key manufacturing and marketing lessons learned?
  5) If you were to do it all over again, what would you do differently?
  6) Whats next?
  Here are their answers.
  Lessons Learned: From Manufacturing to Marketing
  NASHVILLE FLOOD TEES
  Nashville Flood Tees is a group of artists and designers utilizing their talents to help the victims of the recent flooding in Nashville and the Middle TN area. We sell T-shirts for adults and children, with all of the profits going towards local charities.
  Nashville Flood Tees was the brainchild of graphic designer Susannah Parrish, of texaSUS design, who posted 2 tshirt designs on Facebook. What was intended to be a modest project, turned into a viral marketing explosion- over 25,000 Facebook fans amassed within two days.
  As it became clear this couldnt be just a couple hundred tshirts printed in her basement, Susannah teamed up with Josh and Bethany Newman of ST8MNT design, a graphic design firm, to create an online store and additional designs. Josh and Bethany were able to get a Shopify store up and running within 2 days.
  Render Apparel, a custom apparel company, joined the team to produce the product. The online store sold 800 shirts the first hour it went live. Its been estimated that over $200,000 has been raised for the charities, of which $120,000 that has already been given to the charities.
  1) How did you decide on your product? What ideas did you consider but reject, and why?
  
  T-shirts seemed to be the perfect mix of raising money, as well as promoting the cause in the marketplace and giving the consumer sense if empowerment and ownership.
  2) What were some of the main tipping points (if any) or a-ha moments? How did the tipping points happen?
  
  The tipping point was Facebook. There are now 36,970 fans. Google stats show online...

KORG DS-10 Synthesizer

• Oct 11, 2010 from epakapong(Peter) in Technology
  KORG DS-10 Synthesizer
  
  
  List Price: USD 19.99Lowest Used Price: USD 15.00Lowest New Price: USD 38.46Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product.
  
  Binding: Video Game
  Manufacturer: Xseed
  
  
  Product Description:The KORG DS-10 is music-creation software for the Nintendo DS that combines the superior interface of the Nintendo DS with the functionality of the famous MS-10 synthesizer. The sound sources in the KORG DS-10 come from KORG - one of the world's top musical instrument producers - and no effort was spared in creating these ultra-high-quality sounds. The Nintendo DS Touch Screen controls are used to the fullest to provide unsurpassed feel and operability. This innovative musical tool is perfect for aspiring musicians and professionals alike.In addition to the two analog synth simulators and drum module, a 6-track/16-step sequencer enables precise control and provides a wide range of musical possibilities. Up to eight units can be connected and played together through a wireless link, and this and other features make the Nintendo DS and KORG DS-10 almost limitless in their application - they can take you places that no single synthesizer can.Amazon.com Product Description:Whether you are just looking for fun on the run, or a way to work out your next hit song, the KORG DS-10 Synthesizer for Nintendo DS could be your newest best companion. The DS-10 combines the superior interface of the Nintendo DS with the design concept of the famous KORG MS-10 synthesizer to bring you portable music-creation software without rival. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } table.callout { font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1. 3em; } td.vgoverview { height: 125px; background: #9DC4D8 url(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; } KORG DS-10 Synthesizer brings portable music creation to the Nintendo DS. Various sound textures are made possible by implementing the two VCO's, three filter types, and more. Notes that you perform can be recorded in the sequencer, allowing for further editing. A Professional-Grade Synthesizer in the Palm of Your Hand The ultra high-quality sound sources for the DS-10 come from KORG, maker of some of the world's finest musical instruments. Korg spared no effort in creating this ultra-portable yet powerful and easy-to-use music software with tons of the latest features-- and all with the unique accessibility of the Nintendo DS touch screen. The KORG DS-10 Synthesizer gives you the choice of sculpting your own unique sounds with expansive on-screen controls, or starting from a preset template. With two dual oscillator synth parts and four synth/drum parts, users can create synth and drum lines using the on-screen touch keyboard and drum pads, or engage the elegant six-track, 16-step sequencer. With powerful features such as KORG's KAOSS technology, users can add custom modulations in real-time, tighten the mix with a full-featured mixer, polish their grooves with multiple effects, and create complete songs that they can save on the spot. The DS-10 features a chorus, flanger, and delay parameter that can be applied individually to each synth or the drum machine, either individually or as a whole. In addition, each of the editable drum sounds can have a separate effect added to it. Various sound textures are made possible by implementing the two VCO's, three filter types, and more, while notes can be recorded in the sequencer, allowing for further editing. This broad functionality, combined with patching functionality, makes the DS-10 suited to even the most avid sound designers. Intuitive and Easy Use The sounds made by each of the two analogue synthesizer emulators are modified using virtual knobs, and users can patch particular parameters for further modification. The user interface is mainly through the DS's touch screen. Notes can be played using a two-octave keyboard, or through an interface that detects the X and Y position of the stylus on the touch pad, simulating a KORG KAOSS Pad. The Nintendo DS's dual-screen touch panel is used to the fullest to provide a feel and operability that is unsurpassed. Although there are many expert-level features available with synthesizer, the DS-10 can be appreciated by the complete novice as well as the seasoned professional. Music Without Limits The KORG DS-10 Synthesizer offers two types of wireless play in Multi-player and Data Exchange modes. Up to eight separate Nintendo DS...

Sony WALKMAN E450 / WALKMAN A840 - two new video MP3 players (PMP)

• Jul 15, 2010 from svartling(Svartling)
  Ive got this Press-release from Sony in my Inbox today about some new PMPs/MP3 players. More info: http://kb.clipotech.com/e450 | http://kb.clipotech.com/a840
  
  
  Key features:
  
  Extra-long battery life up to 50 hours of music and 10 hours of video
  
  SensME technology which automatically analyses and categorises your music library into themed channels
  
  Lyrics Sync and Karaoke mode sing along to your favourite songs
  
  Bookmark function to create, add to or edit up to give personal playlists
  
  Clipped from presscentre.sony.eu
  WALKMAN E450: Funky design and rich WALKMAN sound Extra-long battery life up to 50 hour (music)/10 hour (video)1 SensMe channels for themed listening to suit any mood Friendly, easy new interface with album scroll and wallpapers Fun music options with Lyrics Sync and Karaoke mode Excellent Sound Quality with Clear Audio Technologies, Dynamic Normalizer and VPT Easy PC transfer with auto video format conversion in Windows 7 Bookmark function for easy playlist creation Also available with portable stereo speaker dock (E450K - Black) WALKMAN A840: now from 8GB up to 64GB capacity plus new white colour choice
  The WALKMAN family grows this summer with a choice of exciting new Video MP3 players from Sony. Fun, colourful and easy to use, the latest-generation WALKMAN E450 is all about must-have looks plus great sound and video performance. Also available, the super-slim WALKMAN A840 now offers biggest-ever capacity (up to 64GB) plus a fresh new white colour option.imagesE450_1 width=191 height=200/>imagesE450_1 width=191 height=200/>imagesE450_2 width=195 height=200/>imagesE450_2 width=195 height=200/>WALKMAN E450 video MP3 playerYoung music lovers with an eye for style can enjoy rich, quality sound by Sony that really stands out from the crowd. Perfect as a first music player, WALKMAN E450 is available in a choice of five fun, funky colours.A fresh new interface makes WALKMAN even easier and more fun to use. The redesigned playback screen lets you scroll through a big, bold view of cover artwork on the crisp, clear QVGA screen. Background wallpapers can be customised from a choice of designs, or use your own photos. New Scene Search makes it easy to pinpoint the right moment in longer videos by scrolling through a series of thumbnail images.Looking to match your listening to your mood? Unique to Sony, SensMe technology automatically analyses and categorises your music library, creating a series of themed channels. Just pick your channel to suit the moment, from mellow to upbeat.Brand new to WALKMAN, Lyrics Sync supports the popular .lrc file format, displaying the words of your favourite songs on screen. Theres also a new Karaoke Mode that lets you have fun singing along to your favourite songs. WALKMAN automatically reduces the original performers vocal level, so your own voice is heard clearly over the backing track. If youre struggling to hit those high or low notes, playback key can also be adjusted up or down to match anyones vocal reach without changing playback speed.Busy students will appreciate the brand-new Language Learning function that makes it easy to master a tricky phrase. WALKMAN can loop a chosen passage for listening at reduced playback speed without changing pitch or losing clarity.Unique to Sony, a handy Bookmark function lets you create, add to or edit up to five of your own personal playlists. Just pick a playlist to suit your mood or whatever youre doing.Like every WALKMAN, the new E450 series stands out with full, rich sound to get the very best out of your music collection. Clear Bass and Clear Stereo are joined by new DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine). Developed by Sony, DSEE restores high frequencies that are lost when music files are compressed to recreate more natural, CD-quality sound.New Virtual Phones Technology adds an extra dimension to enjoying your favourite tracks on headphones. Authentic acoustic modelling by Sony places you inside a choice of five soundspaces, from an intimate club to the biggest arena. As an extra listening refinement, Dynamic Normaliser balances the volume of each song as you listen, reducing jumps in volume as you listen in shuffle mode.Extra-long battery life now lets you listen for even longer, offering up to 50 hours of music playback time (10 hours video playback) from a single charge1.Supplied Content Transfer software makes it easy to drag and drop music files and playlists directly to WALKMAN from your PC or iTunes library (not including DRM files).WALKMAN now works better than ever with your PC if youre running Windows 7. Connect the WALKMAN E450 to your PCs USB port and a new Device Stage window launches automatically. This easy-to-use media management function lets you browse files stored on WALKMAN in Windows Explorer and export media files directly to WALKMAN from your PC. Windows 7 even takes care of converting DivX and AVCHD video files stored...

5 Hotly Anticipated Social Gaming Experiences

• Oct 02, 2010 from mashable(Mashable) in Technology
  Web-based social games like FarmVille have long been integrated with social networks and loaded with tools to help people share experiences with their friends. But you know those triple-A console games you play in your living room? This year, theyve caught the social bug too.Each year, a bulk of the new games for Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 arrive in the fall season just in time for the holidays or right afterward.And this year, social is the big trend. So if youre looking for innovative new ways to play games with your friends, check out this list of five titles that are hitting store shelves in the next few months.Once youve absorbed our list, feel free to share your most anticipated social gaming experiences in the comments below.1. LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3)Even though LittleBigPlanet 2 is a sequel, it doesnt just rehash the ideas in the first game. The focus is still on creating fun levels and playgrounds then sharing them with your friends, and yes, you can still browse those levels with tags and rate them as if they were YouTube videos. Yes, you can play through any level or create any level with your friends over the PlayStation Network.But LittleBigPlanet 2s level creation and sharing tools are leaps and bounds beyond those of its predecessor. First off, you can work with your friends to create entire games, not just levels. You can splice levels together into a sequence to create a campaign, and you can use new tools to create whole new game types besides the platform-jumping style introduced in the first LittleBigPlanet. You can even create cutscenes that tell a story. And all of this can be done with help from a friend.Developer Media Molecule has set up a social network of sorts for the game, and it includes Facebook-like activity feeds. When your friends create new levels or rate ones theyve found, youll see it in your news feed. Its nothing new to web users, but in video games it looks like it has the potential to be the wave of the future.Take a look at our hands-on LittleBigPlanet 2 preview from the E3 video games conference this past summer if you want to learn more.Availability: January 18, 20112. Def Jam Rapstar (PS3, 360, Wii)The music game emerged as one of the most popular genres a few years ago, thanks in no small part to Guitar Hero, but some types of music have evaded the trend. Hip Hop is unfortunately one of them; only one Hip Hop music game has come so far, and it was reviled by critics.When working on Def Jam Rapstar, 4mm Games VP Paul Coyne said his team used that previous game as the architectural model of how not to do a hip hop game. So exactly how are they planning to do it right? By building the entire experience around strikingly innovative social features.You can do the traditional music game thing if you want that is, duel your friends in rap battles with two mics and one television but Def Jam Rapstar makes our list because of the YouTube-like social network connected to it.The game gives you the tools you need to record rap music videos with yourself as the main performer, and you dont even have to perform the songs included with the game. Rather, youre encouraged to create your own beats and rhymes, and post them to the social network for your friends to see. They can then rate them or share them on Facebook, and even record their own rap responses.Thats where rap battles come in. Winners of battles gain badges similar to the Xbox 360s achievements or the PlayStation 3s trophies. Rappers who gain a huge following (theres a follow system similar the one found on Twitter) could become featured artists on the network, and the best of the best actually have a shot at winning time in a real music studio with a talented Hip Hop producer.Its enough to make Guitar Hero look totally last-generation. To paraphrase Jay-Z, Yeah, we off that, is you still on that? And we still makin money cause we still on that.Availability: October 5, 20103. Halo: Reach (360)Halo: Reach was just released a few weeks ago, and as expected, the launch went swimmingly for publisher Microsoft and developer Bungie. This is in part because the two companies have gone to great lengths to foster a strong online community of Halo enthusiasts.Halo Reach makes our list because its acclaimed multiplayer modes and tools are simply the best in the business. Advanced matchmaking tools help you find people to play with who not only match your skill level, but your play style and social expectations.Each time you load the games matchmaking tool, youre given the option to adjust your Psych Profile. And you have a lot of choices do you want to talk a lot or stay silent? Play to win or just have fun? Are you a team player or a lone wolf? Plus you can pick your tone, and choose to be polite or rowdy.From any menu, you can press a button to browse friends profiles, your achievements, your appearance options and info from Halo Waypoint, Halos online community portal. You can also view your friends...