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links for 2008-06-02

• Restaurant Pies That Are Hard to Top | washingtonpost.com
  “Ask where to eat pizza in town, and just about everyone will recommend 2 Amys or Pizzeria Paradiso. Good choices, both. But the Washington pizza universe has other bright stars. Five picks for not-to-miss pies.”
  (tags: restaurant pizza washingtondc todo)
• Skip the pretzels: starving may fend off jet lag | U.S. | Reuters
  Normally, the body’s natural circadian clock in the brain dictates when to wake, eat and sleep, all in response to light. But it seems a second clock takes over when food is scarce, and manipulating this clock might help travelers adjust to new time zones
  (tags: travel health research via:slashdot)
• How Twitter Finally Taught Me to be an Editor | Web 2.Oh…really?
  “Okay, the prose is cramped, the comments elliptical. But writing substantial Tweets teaches a key journalism skill: Make every word count.”
  (tags: twitter journalism onlinenews writing via:emediatidbits)
• Soccer: Jozy Altidore | Train With Pros | adidas Training
  They’re a bit hard to access (only linked to from w/in the context of “the workout” video, but this video series includes examples of drills that could be useful for soccer training.
  (tags: soccer video exercise todo)
• TypePad AntiSpam - How to get started
  New spam-blocking plugin for Movable Type.
  (tags: movabletype blog spam software todo)