Monthly Archives: May 2010

Worst-case Scenario of Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on May 30, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

We watch and read the news about the Deepwater Horizon blowout, feeling sad, hopeless, dispirited, and increasingly impotent as a tech-savvy fix-it nation.  Scientists are calling the ever-widening oil spill an ecological Armageddon. The main villain BP appears helpless and … Continue reading →

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“Laundromat Stop” on the Appalachian Trail

Posted on May 19, 2010 by RailRiders Gang
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Fitness Apps– Working Out by the Numbers

Posted on May 16, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

Remember those long-gone days when you kept track of workouts in cheap spiral notebooks? Your training diary was probably dog-eared, sported bike chain grease and spilled Gatorade. With the digital age, the world of number-crunching is now conveniently at your … Continue reading →

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Perfect Chew Toy

Posted on May 16, 2010 by RailRiders Gang
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Running in Circles at the Barkley

Posted on May 14, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

Tennessee race director Gary Cantrell  is an unorthodox, fun-loving sadist. That makes the several dozen ultrarunners who show up each year to race in the Barkley pain-loving masochists.  The Barkley Marathon is a 100 Mile Run held annually in Frozen … Continue reading →

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Beat the Heat in Belize

Posted on May 13, 2010 by RailRiders Gang
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Bird is the (Digital) Word

Posted on May 12, 2010 by RailRiders Gang

Obsessed birders can now leave their well-thumbed ornithology guidebooks at home. Several birding apps take the guesswork out of species hunting. According to fledgling birder Bob Tedeschi, who is also a Connecticut-based science and technology reporter for the New York … Continue reading →

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