NFL No More??

I found out today from watching ESPN that there will be no NFL season this year. Or at least for now there will not be one.  I havne't been following this story since the beginning but I do know some details. From what I remember it started during this past season when team owners proposed for an 18 game regular season. Currently a regular season is only 16 games. Then in reaction to that, NFL players and the Players Association fought against that proposal. Players agreed that adding tweo regular season games would be too much stress on their bodies. They also said that it would increase chances of injury which would not be good heading into the playoffs. Then today the Players Association decertified. I don't know exactly what that means,but to me it means no football. What is your view about this situation and what effects will it have (social, economic, etc.)?

Food

I really liked the topic given to us today in class. I like that we can all relate to it because we all eat. Now most of us have similar opinions or can relate more easily when discussing food. But during discussions over the questions asked I was really intrigued by some of the responses. I found it really interesting how food can separate or combine different cultures all across the world. Because some things in one place can be viewed in a totally different was somewhere else. For example, I have a friend from El Salvador and with his culture it is very rude to burp and slurp your noodles. But in China slurping noodles and burping is welcomed. And the video we watched was pretty interesting. If I had the chance I may try some things like spider-legs or some insects. But probably not eyeballs or pig blood. I think I even saw a beaver somewhere during the video as well. That may super delicious for some cultures and people but is most likely not what we eat normally now or growing up. I haven't looked in the book to see what exercise we might be doing next but it might be a fun one with this topic.

Efficient Energy

In our last homework assignment I found an article about UNT and the way they supply power to the campus. A majority of the energy currently used in from coal power. But now there is a nationwide organization working with other colleges and universities to try and reduce the amount of coal energy to zero. Coal is a fossil fuel which when burned releases toxic and harmful contaminants into the air. So now the organization is working with President Rawlins to help create and use different ways of supplying energy to UNT. When walking to class one day I even met a supporter of this movement and she was handing out fliers or taking surveys or something. While I continued to talk to her, she asked if I used the gym on campus. I told her I do. The she continued to tell me that our gym uses a unique way of supplying energy to create electricity to the gym. When people ride bikes or use similar machines, they are hooked up to a generator or something which creates the electricity needed for the building. I didn't know that and think it's pretty cool. What are some other ideas you may have to create efficient energy for UNT or anything else that need electricity?