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BBC Links

BBC’s Learning page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/

BBC’s Science and Nature page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/

BBC Sport Academy at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/

GCSE Bitesize at http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/

S-Cool! at http://www.s-cool.co.uk/

Center for Science in the Public Interest

CSPI Home Page
Untangling the Web: How to Find Useful Health and Nutrition Information Online
 

NPR = National Public Radio

NPR Home Page

New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Issued
From: All Things Considered, Wednesday, January 12, 2005
http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=4281421
The federal government has issued the latest dietary guidelines, which are updated every five years. Many of the 43 recommendations are familiar, but the emphasis is new. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Studies Explore Red Meat, Veggies and Cancer Risk
From: Morning Edition, Wednesday, January 12, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4279809
A new study links eating red meat to some cancers. But another study says women who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables get little protection from another kind of cancer. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, both reports point to common-sense suggestions for healthful eating. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

Diet & Cancer Studies: Read summaries of the two studies on diet and cancer risk appearing in the Vol. 293 No. 2, January 12, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Red Meat Consumption and Risk of Colorectal Cancer
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/293/2/172
Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables and Breast Cancer Risk
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/293/2/183

Blood Protein Could Be Key in Monitoring Heart Patients
From: All Things Considered, January 5, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4269732
New studies show that a blood protein called CRP (C-Reactive Protein) is a key measure, in addition to cholesterol, of heart health. The implication is that monitoring CRP as well as cholesterol could lower the risk of heart attack for some patients. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

High School Takes P.E. Online
From: All Things Considered, Thursday, January 15, 2004
http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=15-Jan-2004&prgId=2
NPR's Phillip Davis reports Florida is letting students take physical education online. A gym teacher in another part of the state monitors their efforts, and a parent has to vouch for the student. The program's backers say logging on to P.E. class from home helps students who are busy or shy -- and it also helps relieve overcrowded schools.

Which is better for making decisions?

Researchers Contrast Statistics with Intuition
From: All Things Considered, January 5, 2004
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1584411
A growing school of thought suggests that precise statistical formulas may be more reliable than human intuition in predicting behavior. The perception could affect the workings of groups like parole boards, which often factor in gut instincts to decide whether an inmate is ready for release. NPR's Alix Spiegel reports.

Books: 'Blink': The Power of Impulse and Intuition
From: NPR News with Tony Cox, January 12, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4280562
Reporter Allison Keyes talks with Malcolm Gladwell about his latest book Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking, which explores how impulse and intuition drive decision making.

New York Times Review of 'Blink'

The End of Men?
With evidence that the Y chromosome -- which carries the genes for maleness in humans -- is shrinking, and advances that allow scientists to create sperm in a lab, a three-part series on All Things Considered ponders the future of men.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4229557

PBS = Public Broadcasting Service

PBS Home Page
PBS Kids: It's My Life

Frontline - Medicating Kids - Watch an online, investigative report on the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit disorders. The 53 minute program is divided into segments.

NewsHour - Online Home
NewsHour Extra for Students
NewsHour Special Reports
NewsHour - Binge Drinking on College Campuses - Streaming Audi & Video - 4-10-2002
NewsHour - The Diet Debate - 3-2-2000 - RealAudio Media
NewsHour - FDA Proposes Strong Warning Label For Ephedra - 2-28-2003
NewsHour - Fast Food Nation - 4-4-2001
NewsHour - Fit for Life - 3-22-2002 - Streaming Video
NewsHour - Health Care Divide - 3-20-2002 - Streaming Audio & Video
NewsHour - Heart Health: A Health Spotlight Special Report - 11/12/02
NewsHour - Obese Kids - 5-1-2001 - Streaming Video
NewsHour - Preventing Diabetes - 8-8-2001 - Streaming Audio & Video
NewsHour - Spotlight Focus - Binge Drinking 101
NewsHour Extra - Debating Abstinence - 5-8-2002
NewsHour Extra - Dying Young: The Fight Against AIDS - 7-12-2002
NewsHour Extra - Is Ephedra Dangerous - March 5, 2003
NewsHour Extra - Learning to be Fit - 3-3-2002

NOVA Online / Dying to be Thin
The companion Web site to "Dying to be Thin," originally broadcast on December 12, 2000.
The film examines the increasingly common phenomenon of eating disorders, especially Anorexia and Bulimia nervosa. The site offers expert advice, the NOVA documentary in its entirety, and other resources.

PBS Teacher Source
PBS Teacher Source: Health and Fitness

Scientific American Frontiers

Hidden Motives
Will air March 2, 2005 at 8:30 pm on UNCTV
If you think you know why you do things, you're probably wrong. Exploring how our unconscious determines our behavior - including why we buy things that are "cool."

Surgical Slimmers
Will air January 19, 2005 at 8:30 pm on UNCTV
In spite of the risks, people are lining up to solve their weight problems in the operating room. And if the latest device -- an implantable stomach "pacer" -- works out, millions more will be taking the surgical way out.
UNCTV/UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TELEVISION
CHANNEL 4

Losing It
January 20, 2004
From calorie counting to stomach stapling, compare the different weight loss methods available today.

Worried Sick
April 8, 2003
The "fight or flight" response to stress once helped us evade predators, but its long term effects can get us into an different kind of trouble - ill health.

On the Ball
March 19, 2002
Today's technology can give athletes the edge, aid officials and enhance the spectator's experience of the game.

History and Physical Education

History and Physical Education at http://www.pittschools.org/aes/hist/history.html

PE Links

PE Central - http://www.pecentral.org/

PELINKS4U - http://www.pelinks4u.org/

Fundamental Motor Patterns - http://www.pitt.edu/~jeregall/ - movement concepts, critical elements, observational skills, skill analysis, and motor skill sequencing

Non-Traditional Gymnastics Web Page - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7261/

Saskatchewan Evergreen Curriculum Web - http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/evergrn.html

Science Links

Human Anatomy Online at http://www.innerbody.com/

Fear of Physics Web site at http://www.fearofphysics.com/

Exploratorium: Sport Science site at http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook at http://wings.avkids.com/

Teaching

Teach4NC
Lateral Entry

Computer Applications in Exercise Science

Adware, Spyware, and Malware

Test Your Vulnerability to Adware, Spyware, and Malware
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/

Adware & Spyware Removal - Top 10 Reviews
http://www.anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com

C-net / Download.com Adware, Spyware , and Malware Reviews
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=stbc.gp

Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition 1.04 - Free
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022-10308605.html?tag=lst-0-4

Web Root Spy Sweeper - about $30
http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10192729.html

Spyware Doctor 2.1 - about $40
http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor/3000-8022-10293213.html

Spybot - Search & Destroy - Free
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-6-5

Windows Information

Bob Cerelli's Windows Page - accurate and easy to understand information regarding Windows operating systems.

Boot Disks - These disks are capable of booting or starting the computer. This means that a boot disk must contains whatever files your operating system needs to boot up.

Nerdlabs - Boot Disks - The Boot Disk Essentials diskette is a standard DOS boot floppy based on a Windows98 SE disk. It has a generic IDE CD ROM driver and a variety of DOS utilities which aren't found on the standard boot disk - making this a great supplementary diskette to have around.

Dr. Device's Windows Boot Disks

Bootdisk.com - Boot disks and utilities for $4.

Reinstalling/Repairing Windows XP

Clean Install of Windows XP - When upgrading to XP or repairing an existing XP installation, a clean install is not always necessary, but slightly better stability and performance can be expected when XP is installed to a clean hard drive or partition.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install - I've never repaired a Windows operating system when I didn't eventually have to do a clean install, so I usually bite the bullet and do a clean install.

Windows XP Crashed Here's Help - This guide says its from a non-geek, but it is pretty detailed and looks intimidating.

Slipstreaming (or Combining) Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - How to make a combined CD.

Miscellaneous

California Department of Education Study on Academic Achievement and Physical Fitness
PowerPoint Presentation on Results of Study (web page version)
Download the PowerPoint Slide Show (zip file 84 kb)

EXER 131 and PE 185 Textbook Home
Textbook Campanion Website
Werner Hoeger and Sharon Hoeger. (2004). Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness (7th Edition). ISBN: 0534599869

Great Jones Productions
Dodge Ball: A Film by Art Jones ("There is a reason why you are so messed up.")
http://www.great-jones.com/
This site requires Quicktime 5 or higher and is best viewed at 1024X768 resolution.

Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults
Map of U.S. year-by-year from 1985 to 2001 showing (BHFSS) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System obesity statistics by state.
PowerPoint Presentation (968 kb)
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (408 kb)

Portion Distortion from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute demonstrates how portion sizes have changed in the last 20 years.

The Science Behind Tobacco
Did you know there were 599 added ingredients to most American made cigarettes? On average, a teenager who smokes a pack or more of cigarettes each day lives 7 years less than someone who never smoked. Think about it. The “Science Behind Tobacco” examines the tobacco plant from seed to cigarette in three featured sections; farming, manufacturing cigarettes, and health problems caused by smoking. The health aspect of the site relates to nicotine delivery systems in the body, addiction, medical consequences to smokers and to those exposed to second hand smoke. Enhanced features are defined highlighted terms, relevant Web links, and animation showing the conditioning of tobacco and manufacturing cigarettes. - From the Liberty Science Center of Jersey City, NJ. The Liberty Science Center is an innovative learning resource for lifelong exploration of nature, humanity and technology, supporting the growth of our diverse region and promoting informed stewardship of the world.

The Shape News - the companion Web site to "The Shape We're In," a five-part series that appeared in newspapers across America in 2003. Reprints are for free and can be ordered online.

Shape Up America! - a non-profit organization focused on redefining weight management by encouraging increased physical activity and healthy eating for all Americans. Accordingly, Shape Up America!'s key messages are designed to promote increased physical activity and improvements in dietary intake that prevent weight gain or produce weight loss and weight maintenance.
Shape Up & Drop 10™
Eating Out Quiz
Fitness Focus Quiz
Portion Control Quiz
Body Fat Lab
Childhood Obesity & Pediatric Obesity Assessment Tool

University of Vermont Nutrition and Food Services Interactive Learning
This site includes a Diet Analyzer, a Calorie Expenditure Calculator, Body Composition Analysis tutorials, a Lipid tutorial, and a Kreb's Cycle tutorial.

Microsoft Office and Word Templates

Free APA Formatting Template at http://www.gwinn.us/apastyle/template.html

Templates for Research Papers at http://www.wright.edu/%7Emartin.maner/rptemp.htm

Online Writing Lab at Purdue - APA Style - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

Online Writing Lab at Purdue - APA Style - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

Microsoft Office Templates - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx

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