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Basnight Family Secrets

Posted by Jan Bolick | Aug 9, 2012 | Uncategorized

August is finish-book-manuscript month so instead of posting two brand new articles this month, I’ll be sharing four favorites from the last year and a half. We hit the jackpot again! More best practices and secrets to success...

Don’t Blame Lactic Acid For Your Sore Muscles

Posted by Staff | Aug 9, 2012 | Uncategorized

I’m willing to bet that anyone reading this article has experienced muscle soreness in his or her life. Any time your muscles are placed under a new stress that they have not been prepared for, the result will be soreness. For...

Cell Phones, Towing, & Teachers

Posted by Staff | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized

Back in April I wrote about the Chapel Hill Town Council (CHTC) banning both handheld and hands-free cell phone use by drivers (with limited exceptions). The point of my column then was not to root for distracted driving; it...

Tip Seven – Friend Your Flash

Posted by Staff | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized

This is tip seven in a series about photography called, “Ten Things All Photo Geeks Must Know.” It is for the more serious amateur photographer who shoots with a digital camera. These ten tips are the basis for a solid...

Looking Back at the History of the Personal Computer

Posted by Staff | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized

When we look back to the first personal computer – the Apple I – we do not see today’s machines. What we see is the beginning of the first great age of computers. The Apple I sparked other companies to start...

The County Needs an Alternative Energy Task Force

Posted by Staff | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized

The growth of alternative energy is accelerating. Here and there across Orange County, photovoltaic systems are being installed, solar water heaters are appearing on rooftops, and geothermal systems are on the rise. A large...

Babies!

Posted by Staff | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized

When I brought up with one of my best friends — who also happens to be a mom — that my next assignment for discovering and compiling things to do in Chapel Hill was babies, she gave me this advice: “Oh that’s...

Enough with the Movies!

Posted by Staff | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized

I’ve been thinking lately that, for someone who doesn’t really read superhero comics, I spend a lot of time on this column talking about superhero movies. To be fair, those are a whole different animal. But instead of talking...

Tabata Training

Posted by Staff | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized

In previous articles, I have touched briefly on the Tabata Protocol and how you can incorporate it into your routine. Today, I will go into more detail and explain the benefits of this relatively new method of training. In 1996,...

Up and Over!

Posted by Staff | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized

If you’re going to take your first ever fitness class, the Forest Theater in Chapel Hill is a splendid place to do it. Surrounded with rock walls and steps, pea gravel, and gorgeous gnarled trees, it’s the perfect arena to learn...

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