Cohenville http://www.cohenville.com/blog It's interesting to me Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:41:29 +0000 en hourly 1 A “No-Gym” Workout http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/09/14/a-no-gym-workout/ http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/09/14/a-no-gym-workout/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:41:29 +0000 brad http://www.cohenville.com/blog/?p=269 Lifehacker had another good post that consolidated information, videos and exercises that could all be done without a gym membership or any equipment – with nothing but your body.  It includes exercises for all different parts of your body too – so whatever your need you should find some good tips.

Source: Lifehacker

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Source: Lifehacker

]]> http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/09/08/repair-projects-you-should-do-yourself/feed/ 0 Where to watch soccer in the DC area http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/08/12/where-to-watch-soccer-in-the-dc-area/ http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/08/12/where-to-watch-soccer-in-the-dc-area/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:17:03 +0000 brad http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/08/12/where-to-watch-soccer-in-the-dc-area/ Need to watch your favorite European teams in DC? Check out these locations.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/best-bets/best-soccer-bars,97954.html

]]> http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/08/12/where-to-watch-soccer-in-the-dc-area/feed/ 0 Cool tool for history buffs http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/07/15/cool-tool-for-history-buffs/ http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/07/15/cool-tool-for-history-buffs/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:54:53 +0000 brad http://www.cohenville.com/blog/?p=259 The Washington Post had an article in “The Buzz” on a neat new site that shows/annotates pictures at different locations at different points in time.  It’s called HistoryPin, and it’s a collaboration between Google and a UK based website.  Check it out.

]]> http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/07/15/cool-tool-for-history-buffs/feed/ 0 My first GAO testimony http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/05/24/my-first-gao-testimony/ http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/05/24/my-first-gao-testimony/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 18:57:14 +0000 brad http://www.cohenville.com/blog/?p=256 What was supposed to be a relatively straightforward testimony on health care costs turned interesting…

]]> http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/05/24/my-first-gao-testimony/feed/ 0 U.S. (and State) Debt Clocks http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/04/18/u-s-and-state-debt-clocks/ http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/04/18/u-s-and-state-debt-clocks/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:30:13 +0000 brad http://www.cohenville.com/blog/?p=252 A good post at infosthetics on the debt clock for the United States.  If you want to know what our current deficit is, how much the average person owes, and other interesting statistics, head on over to debtclock.org and take a look.

Source: http://infosthetics.com/archives/2011/04/us_debt_clock_all_the_relevant_statistics_in_real-time.html

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]]> http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/04/12/the-end-of-an-era/feed/ 0 Fitness truths and lies http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/04/12/fitness-truths-and-lies/ http://www.cohenville.com/blog/2011/04/12/fitness-truths-and-lies/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:22:52 +0000 brad http://www.cohenville.com/blog/?p=247 Mens Journal had a really good, comprehensive article on fitness.   The header reads:

Gym machines are boring, CrossFit is sadistic, and dieting sucks. Luckily, none of them is essential to being truly fit. Through years of trial and error — and humiliation at the hands of some of the world’s top trainers — the author discovered the secrets to real health.

Source: http://www.mensjournal.com/everything-you-know-about-fitness-is-a-lie/

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The latest contestant in this search for the best visualization
designer (or should I say, the next employee?) is Google, who,
together with Eyebeam, just announced their profound interest in both
federal tax numbers as well as interactive bubble graphs

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2011/02/google_releases_data_viz_challenge.html

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http://flowingdata.com/2011/03/07/test-your-rock-paper-scissors-strategy-against-the-machine/

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/science/rock-paper-scissors.html

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