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Starving yourself before a long flight may help prevent jet lag, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Normally, the body’s natural circadian clock in the brain dictates when to wake, eat and sleep, all in response to light. But it seems a second clock takes over when food is scarce, and manipulating this clock might help travelers adjust to new time zones, they said.
“A period of fasting with no food at all for about 16 hours is enough to engage this new clock,” said Dr. Clifford Saper of Harvard Medical School, whose study appears in the journal Science.

This article appears to be getting a great deal of coverage. There is a tendency to want to get all the possible benefits from the exorbitant prices we are paying for airfare. This includes, at least on Asian flights, a selection of drinks and somewhat suspect food. Most have realized for some time that eating little to nothing and drinking plenty of fluids helps combat jetlag. This article reports on research that suggests taking this to a whole new level. But I doubt most will skip the meal cart as it bangs it’s way down the aisle.
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The handset maker went to citizens of Mumbai, Rio and other megacities for new ideas—and got designs that find graffiti, test water, and emit peace vibes. This detailed sketch reflects the artist’s view that mobile phones can help develop a closer sense of community.
Nokia’s Dream Phones – BusinessWeek

For many people working in the creative industries, the bedrock of Mac believers, Ive is a hero, a creative genius: the man who transformed computers from grey boxes to objects of desire, design statements.
That’s what D&AD has recognised and rewarded. But you don’t have to be a creative purist to appreciate what Ive does. For everyone who loves Macs and iPods and iPhones for their intuition, for their clean aesthetics, for their leading edge, elegant functionality, Ive is the man who made technology both beautiful and accessible.

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I’ve been spending the past week trying to come to terms with a new schedule which unfortunately has forced me to push all my writing to the periphery. What little time I have had has been managing the torrent of spam hitting this site, a third of which is coming from hacked wordpress sites. I expect to be writing again by the end of the week.

More than one-third of workers would choose their mobile phone over their wallet, keys, laptop or digital music player if they had to leave the house for 24 hours and could take only one item, a new survey has found.

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This new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop, while making it quick and easy to act on items. If you’ve used list view, then it should be familiar to you. Scan the titles for an item that interests you, tap and it expands in place. Starring, sharing, and keeping unread are done in place, so you never have to leave the list view or refresh the page. We think it’s a very fast way to power through your reading list.

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