Fernando Pereira: SkiTrips, gear, photos, placesWalking May Ward Off Alzheimer's (AP)- September 22, 2004 Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's (AP): "AP - Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain." (Via Yahoo! News - Top Stories.) Walking What about skiing Let's get our priorities right, researchers.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=sto... Sunset on the road from Valle Nevado- September 19, 2004 This another favorite picture, from the minibus driving down to Santiago from Valle Nevado at the end of the second day of our trip. The huge volcanic crest to our Southeast was infused with evening sunlight, hinting at an almost Martian landscape.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100167/images/2004/09/19/valle-nevado-rd.jpg Moonset over Santiago- September 19, 2004 Among the pictures I was able to take in Chile before my Nikon Coolpix 775 failed with a "System error" that I can't fix, this is one of my favorites. I woke up early our first morning in Farellones, as the city lights of Santiago started to turn off and disappear under the blanket of winter smog. The full moon was setting over the Western sky. I experimented with making it lighter with Photoshop, but the original dark cast reflects better the low dawn light, before the huge shadows of the...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100167/images/2004/09/19/moonset.jpg Long hiatus- September 17, 2004 Since the last posting, I was in Chile for a mind-blowing ski trip, and got back right before the beginning of the semester, in which I am teaching a new version of our freshman programming class. And getting the research semester off to a good start with current and new graduate students. And many other work obligations. No time left for writing here. But I had to post at least this picture (taken by Rob Rouse of my tour group) of Derek (also from the tour group) and me skinning up...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100167/categories/ski/2004/09/17.html#a350 |
