By Carolyn Lorié On a recent damp May morning I walked around Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., with arborist Brian Beaty. While he is responsible for all of the trees in the center of the campus, our visit focused on […]
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Tasting the difference with Dale Patterson
Arguably, if there is a single style of beer that best represents the craft beer movement, it is probably IPA, or India Pale Ale. This may stir up some debate. (Good!) It’s a bold statement about a bold beer style […]
The next assault on my body
This week I didn’t do much but work my little tail off. The office has been busy, the open mic is back on, and I have been being straight-up lazy. I have been using this respite as an opportunity to […]
A fly in the ointment
Are you a man? Do you own more than one pair of jeans? If so, you’ve probably wondered at some point why some manufacturers use button flies instead of zippers. Here is the answer: these jeans companies hate you and […]
Body Transformation Challenge: Final Results
Final Stats Total weight lost = 73 Pounds Total inches lost = 52 Greatest reduction in waist = Justin “Koko” Restreppo with 4.5 inches lost Most weight lost = Jim Haff with 25 pounds lost Greatest conditioning change = Suzanne […]
BTC Final Results
Meg Dennison Throughout this whole challenge I have been challenging myself with new forms of exercise as well as forms I have not utilized in some time. I have probably never done so many squats or lunges in such a […]
Coaches’ Corner: Group mentality works
By Kyle Finneron The theme of this edition of the Body Transformation Challenge was “Gain your Independence.” While the core training and programing remained consistent, the thought of freeing themselves from the extra weight they carried around, I believe […]
Coaches’ corner: Inspiring stories have far-reaching affects
By Beth Roberts I always feel a mix of emotions at the final meeting of a Body Transformation Challenge. The best part is the anticipation of their results and the hardest part is accepting that it is the final week […]
The Outside Story: Flat Stanley and the centipede
By Declan McCabe Biologists sometimes field questions about a “huge scary bug” that appeared in someone’s home or worse yet, on their person. Most turn out to be benign organisms that ended up in the wrong place. For me, […]
When the past becomes the present
As I grow older I realize that things I thought were about as exciting as watching paint dry have now worked their way into my life. It’s gardening season and I seem to have inherited both my father’s love of […]