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An inspiring women: Mary Lou Jepsen

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733754_1736211,00.html?iid=chix-sphere

Jepsen is a veteran of the MIT Media Lab, where she co-created the world's first holographic video system in 1989—back when computer imaging meant straight lines on a cathode screen. In 2005 Jepsen and Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte launched the nonprofit, open-source One Laptop Per Child program, which, as the name suggests, was an attempt to get a computer to every child in the world who needs one. The machines would have to work in extreme climate, amid spotty power and Internet connectivity, and be readable in direct sunlight.

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Within two years they succeeded, creating a computer that can run on solar power, with five times the screen resolution of other laptops and a wireless system that creates its own network. The $100 price point has not been met, but $188 has. Jepsen did all that 12 years after receiving a diagnosis of a brain tumor in 1995 that had gone undetected for five years. She beat the disease but must take a dozen pills every day to keep her hormone output stable. Something of a self-taught expert on hormones, she now offers her insights to others who are diagnosed with the same illness. Jepsen is known among her friends as the "light lady" for her work with computer imaging. But the kind of light she's shedding goes far beyond the screen.

Soy Story

http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2009/08/is_soy_healthy

So what's the bottom line? If you're a woman who has been diagnosed with or has a family history of breast cancer, it's probably safest to avoid soy. Men hoping to father children should probably limit the amount of soy they eat, and parents would be advised to follow the Israeli guidelines in serving soy foods to their kids, especially infants and toddlers.

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When it comes to soy and health, there isn't much consensus. But there is one thing that both the anti- and pro-soy camps seem to agree on: Fermented soy is good for you.

How to Find Work You Love and Live the Time of Your Life

"Do what you Love and the Money will follow!" ==> "Do what you Love and Life will follow!"

"Why do you Love your job?" ==> "No correlation between income level and loving your job"

"Life can follow any income level"

"What is happiness?"

"Define success without a dollar sign"

Further reading: Passion at Work

Another good inspiring talk: Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Delicious lead... Délicieux plomb...

WARNING: The Red Wine Vinegars and Balsamic Vinegars on these shelves contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_65_(1986)

I still bought a big bottle of balsamic vinegar...

J'ai quand même acheté une grosse bouteille de vinaigre balsamique...

Best of Mountain View 2009

We've voted for Best of Mountain View 2009:

Restaurants
Best Chinese restaurant: Chef Liu's
Best coffee house: Neto Cafe & Bakery
Best Mediterranean restaurant: Mediterranean Grill
Best sushi/Japanese restaurant: Sushi Tei
Best vegetarian restaurant: Passage to India

Services
Best massage: Massage Envy

Food/Drink
Best noodle place: Ramen House Ryowa
Best pizza: Madonaldo's Pizza
Best place to buy fresh produce: Mountain View Farmers' Market
Best small (non-chain) grocery store: Mi Pueblo

Retail
Best bike shop: Performance Bike
Best new business: 99 Ranch Market

Fun stuff
Best entertainment: Computer History Museum

Theme Category
Best place for a Hero-Villain battle: Castro street
Best rooftop to shine the bat light from: Mountain View City Hall
Best superhero headquarters: Googleplex

Really, 64% for Public Enemies?

ROTTEN TOMATOES: Movies - New Movie Reviews and Previews!

64%


Public Enemies

I like to rely on Rotten Tomatoes because they gather and summarize the rating of many critics.

On opening night, Public Enemies had 64% so we decided to go see that.

Although the acting was good and the cinematography was great, it wasn't entertaining or emotionally appealing.

I think Rotten Tomatoes still works, as long as you look for something that has >75% (3/4 of critics like it).

Best of Mountain View 2008

Best business:
http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=833

Best eating and drinking:
http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=832