Getting Your Golf Swing Just Right at the Stadium Golf Center

If you are in the Mission Valley area and looking for a place to practice your golf swing before you embarrass yourself you may want to visit the Stadium Golf Center and Batting Cages. Two levels of driving ranges, an opportunity to try out clubs and purchase your golfing gear at their store provides a gloving enthusiast everything they need. For $9.50 you can grab your medium bucket of balls and make your way to the practice mats or real grass. 

They have an award winning golf fitting service that helps to ensure you have the right clubs for you. According to Golf Digest many golfers swing improperly because they have off-the-rack clubs that don’t fit well with their body or mechanics (1). By using modern equipment they will ensure that spin rate, ball speed, face angle, and club path are calculated to build you the right clubs. 

Of course if you need golfing lessons you may make your way into the center and ask about their classes and private lessons. They provide a variety of instructors to ensure that you find the right person for you. They will help you improve your swing and take strokes off your game. Nothing wrong with asking for a little help when you need it. 

2990 Murphy Canyon Road

San Diego, CA. 92123

http://www.stadiumgolfcenter.com/

The Navy Turns Science Fiction into Modern Technology

What does the Navy of the future look like? New technology has changed the fundamental development pattern of one of the world’s strongest military organizations. The navy ship of the future will be difficult to detect by radar, equipped with lasers, powered by ocean water, and able to launch projectiles with electromagnetic waves. It is no longer science fiction but is currently being run and adapted to modern warfare.  The wave of the future is one of constant development and transformation.

This week the Navy will christen its most advanced destroyer called the USS Zumwalt (1). The canopy of the ship is built on angles which make it difficult to spot on radar. Its impact and detection would look more like a fishing boat to the electronic eye. It will also carry the Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) which fires computer-guided and self-propelling shells that can reach three times the distance of an ordinary destroyer. 

In addition, over the next few years lasers (LaWs) will be installed on some ships. They will afford the ability to shoot aircraft and small water vessels at a price of a dollar. Unlike other small craft defense mechanisms, it can be used to pinpoint the engine, specific location, or even person (2). This creates the ability to handle smaller objects with precision and cost effectiveness.

Let’s not forget that in 2016 an electromagnetic gun will be tested on fast paced seafaring ships. The gun cuts expenses of projectiles to $25,000 from $1 million (3). The ships will store more projectiles, shoot faster, and do it cheaper than conventional methods. With a simple electromagnetic pulse a projectile is launched seven times the speed of sound and carry the strength of missiles.

Of course we cannot forget the development of perpetual fuel made from sea water. A new catalytic converter can transform carbon dioxide and hydrogen from seawater into a liquid hydrocarbon fuel (4). Navy researchers will be working over the next few years to produce the fuel in quantity on land and then make it commercially available to its ships. This cuts cost of fuel to $3-$6 per gallon. 

The military of the near future will be cheaper, pinpoint resources better, conserve costs and do more with less. It will be powerful and unmatched in the waters. Ships will sail to the furthest ends of the earth without needing to refuel and micro-manufacturing will ensure they can do more with less space. It will be a military that uses science to enhance its mechanical and human abilities. Robotics and miniaturization will become the name of the game. None of this is possible without the fundamentals of STEM oriented education, the scientific mind, and the human capital to make it all possible. Cheers to the American Military!

Webinar: Moving A Classroom-Based Course To Online Or Hybrid

April 23, 3:00-4:30 (Eastern)
online webinar

Online learning is a growing trend. As such, instructors need to be prepared to develop an online course that increases student engagement and learning. How do you decide which delivery mode is best suited for your course? Face-to-face, online, or hybrid? What are the benefits of online or hybrid courses? What are the best practices for developing and delivering online or hybrid courses?

This webinar will answer some of the more frequently asked questions for those thinking about creating a successful online learning environment. Participants will be able to articulate the benefits of all delivery methods in an effort to select the best platform for their specific courses.

- Understand the growing trend in online learning
- Articulate the benefits of online or hybrid delivery methods
- Describe best practices for developing and delivering an online or hybrid course
- Identify tools for assessing whether a course fits comfortably into a face-to-face, online, or hybrid delivery mode

Web address: http://www.innovativeeducators.org/product_p/2138.htm

7 Servings of Fruit and Vegetables a Day for Better Health?

Artwork by Dr. Murad Abel

We have heard the saying that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Never has this been truer than in today’s world. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health a whopping 7 servings of fruit and vegetables reduces risks of premature death by 42%. Vegetables still trump fruit but both have great benefits and one should do better at incorporating this food into their lives.

The researchers studied data with 65,000 adults over the age of 35 between the years of 2001 and 2008. The survey asked about fruit and vegetable consumption within any particular 24 hour period. Portions were defined as 80 grams or 3 ounces each. The information was compared against mortality data over 8 years to see who is passing away. 

On average participants ate 3.8 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Those that ate more not only were less likely to die but also had lower BMI. They were better protected against heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. Eating at least 7 servings was beneficial but eating more vegetables seemed to have additional benefits. 

A great portion of fitness relies on what you eat. You can go to the gym everyday and work out like a bandit to raise your health level. However, by changing the types of foods you eat by incorporating more fruits and vegetables, while reducing high carbohydrate foods, you are likely to make the fitness journey much easier. The body will naturally react strongly to a change of diet. 

The hardest part of a healthy diet is ensuring that better alternatives are available when you need them. Buying lots of fruit and putting them in your briefcase is beneficial. Likewise, cooking meals heavy on vegetables is also beneficial. When you are hungry and need to eat something quick make sure you have lots of the healthy stuff sitting around. 

Kypridemos, et. al. (2013). Fruit and vegetable consumption and non-communicable diseas: time to update the ‘five a day’message? J Epidemiol Community Health. Retrieved April 11^th, 2014 from http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2014/03/20/jech-2014-203981.short?g=w_jech_ahead_tab