MC 2: MC2 Post 1540 How Sweet It Ain't -- Not in Mississippi Anyway

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

MC2 Post 1540 How Sweet It Ain't -- Not in Mississippi Anyway

Soda Wars BackLash: Mississippi Passes 'Anti-Bloomberg' Bill

On Monday, a state judge in Manhattan struck down New York City Mayor

Michael Bloomberg's rule capping soda sizes. And lawmakers in Mississippi are taking the backlash against government regulation on food marketing one step further.

A bill now on the governor's desk would bar counties and towns from enacting rules that require calorie counts to be posted, that cap portion sizes, or that keep toys out of kids' meals. "The Anti-Bloomberg Bill" garnered wide bipartisan support in both chambers of the legislature in a state where one in three adults is obese, the highest rate in the nation.

The bill is expected to be signed by Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican. It was the subject of intense lobbying by groups including the restaurant association, the small business and beverage group, and the chicken farmers' lobby.

From: http://m.npr.org

Link: http://m.npr.org/news/front/174048623

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/b5ye9p6

Meanwhile a Judge blocks Sugary Drinks

Ban in NYC.

Judge Overturns New York City Ban On Big Sugary Sodas

Link: http://m.npr.org/news/front/174037195?start=5

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/armmuow

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Self-Tracking Apps To Help You

'Quantify' Yourself

Technology has made it easier than ever to track your activity levels, your sleep cycles, how you spend your time, and more. The self-trackers who near-obsessively capture and analyze their own data are part of a growing "Quantified Self" movement.

Interested in giving self-tracking a try? Self-tracker Peter Zandan, an executive at Hill+Knowlton Strategies who headed up a panel on Quantified Self this year at South by Southwest, helped us curate this list of apps and devices to get more data feedback from your daily life.

If you're just getting started, the most "mainstream" self-tracking devices are the Fitbit, Jawbone UP, and Nike Fuelband. Apple's getting in on this wristband-tracking market with its iWatch, which is expected to come out at the end of this year.

For heart rate monitoring devices, Garmin and Polar both make options that self-trackers like.

From: http://m.npr.org

Link: http://m.npr.org/news/front/174058272

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/9wnm6zp

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BIG DATA Analysis

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For a Little Insight on what BIG DATA Analysis
Companies GLEAN from a Simple Facebook

Like --- Read the Following BBC NEWS Tech story:

Facebook 'likes' Predict Personality

Sexuality, political leanings and even intelligence can be gleaned from the things you choose to "like" on Facebook, a study suggests.

Researchers at Cambridge University used algorithms to predict religion, politics, race and sexual orientation.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21699305

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BIG DATA Analysis

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Just Finished "Gone Girl" by Gillian FLYNN

and Netflix' 13 episodes of House of Cards.

Wingman.

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House of Cards (2013)

Intro Credits Theme - Jeff Beal

Just Like the Music in Dexter, The Walking Dead, The X-Files,

The Sopranos, Miami Vice and even Mad Men

(though it was mostly the Paper Cut-Out Visuals).