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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
A Sign of the Times
The last time I set foot in these stores was about two years ago. It was tough to find pants my size at that time-- many stores simply didn't sell pants with a 30 inch waist. This year, it was even harder, since some of the stores that formerly carried 30W pants no longer did. I managed to find my usual 30W 30L size in two stores, but I had a bizarre experience in both cases. I put them on, and they were falling off my waist. Since my waist size hasn't changed in two years, and my old 30W 30L pants of the same brand still fit the same as they did when I bought them two years ago, I have to conclude that both stores have changed their definition of "30 inches". My new size is 28W 30L, which is tough to find these days.
I know women's clothing has been doing this for a long time, but the difference is that men's clothing is ostensibly sized in inches, an actual objective unit, rather than an arbitrary number like women's clothing.
I have naturally thin hips, but they aren't abnormally thin. I have no trouble finding pants that fit in France for example. In the US, leanness is no longer normal in the statistical sense. Clothing companies are adapting to this new reality.
77 comments:
- stefan said...
Esquire did a story on this last year.
- December 14, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Paleo Phil said...
My experience is similar. I buy 32-32 size pants with a "classic"/"straight-leg" fit, but the last couple manufacturers that were still selling those largely discontinued the narrower sizings in my area, so I basically have to buy whatever's left that fits, regardless of price, if I'm to have any pants at all (short of paying a tailor, which I expect I'll eventually have to do). It used to be easy to find many pants in my size years ago. Americans must be getting fatter and fatter.
- December 14, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- Burn said...
I have such a hard time finding clothes to fit me... When I was in Italy last year, everything fit me like a glove, it was amazing. Damn obesity epidemic.
- December 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Melissa said...
You should shop at American Apparel. I wear a medium there and everywhere else I wear a S or XS. Of course then you have to tolerate AA's hipster garbage.
- December 14, 2011 at 8:25 PM
I wear Levis 514 slim cords 31/32 ordered directly from Levis. They seem to run pretty true and are pretty high quality. Basically the same pants I wore in high school in 1977 with a bit lower waist.
However, a few times I've tried to order slacks - cords, chinos or jeans - from mail order outfits that market to an older demographic- the Tommy Bahama age range of say, 40 to 60. Orvis, LL Bean, etc.
These pants usually have 32w as the smallest nominal size and even if I try that size, they are as much as 2 inches large in the waist.
Speaking of Tommy Bahama, see the hilarious bits in Forgetting Sarah Marshall where Russell Brand is slagging on the Tommy Bahama shirt she gives him in the movie. Wine splashes on the front of the shirt...
"Oh no! Not the Tommy Bahama!..."
Long before I saw the movie I would see all these 60 year old guys in those gaudy shirts. I told my wife:
"That shirt was invented and sells like hotcakes specifically to hide the abdominal fat of golf-playing older americans who are ALL TOO FREAKING FAT to wear tucked in sport shirts anymore."
- December 14, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Forgot to mention Patagonia.
Started out marketing to climbers in the early 80s.
I would wear L or XL in jackets and shirts 15 years ago. Now it must be M to fit me and I am bigger in the chest and shoulders than I was back then.
- December 14, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- Rudolf Wegener said...
Huh. I mostly hear complains like these from obese folk. They whine that clothes are getting tighter and smaller every year - when they are actually getting fatter.
That said, where I live, clothe shops also cater to anorexics it seems, I have no trouble finding pants that are waaayy too small/tight for me. And I have 32 inch waist..
- December 14, 2011 at 9:06 PM
- Ashley said...
My fiance is in the same boat. He's 6'1", so finding the 29 x 34 is very hard. BUT - we have had success at American Eagle Outfitters. Hope that helps.
- December 14, 2011 at 9:07 PM
I feel your pain, Stephan. Trying to find jeans that cater to narrow waists, and a cyclists/weight lifters butt and quads is damn near impossible, particularly with the current skinny leg fashion. I'd normally take a 32W, although in recent times 32's hang off me, but I can forget trying to get my arse and legs in a 30. G-Star Raw do a nicely cut Radar Low loose, which I find a good fit. And I just have to suck it up with dress pants and be aware of the fact that I have limited movement when wearing them!
Ordering cycling clothes from the U.S. invariably sees me ordering either a small and occasionally (if available), xs. Many of the women who order through the States (athletic women at that), take a size 0. Crazy.
- December 14, 2011 at 9:55 PM
- taw said...
It's just as bad in UK.
American Apparel (for hipsters) and Uniqlo (for Japanese people) are the only two chains that sell well fitting clothes for healthy-sized people. Everywhere else it's only baggy clothes.
It's not as bad with pants which have double sizing so I can get W32 L34, for tall people like me it's far worse with single sized items like tshirts and hoodies where I'd need "length L, width S/XS" for something that fits well. Most M just feels horribly baggy, and occasionally I've seen some S tshirts that were way too big.
- December 14, 2011 at 10:02 PM
- Princess Dieter said...
Well, vanity sizing for women is nuts. I remember what sizes were at what weights back in teh day (40 years ago, 30 years ago), and it's definitely changed.
Men's: Since ditching gluten and going organic and more veggies/fruitss, hubby has ditched fat. His waist is now 31. He wears shirts in small. He has trouble finding stuff to wear. He's tall 6'1, and he fits back in his high school tees (the ones he saved). But shopping means he has to hunt down 31w/32 or 34L pants (he's got long legs).
Yes, lean is not the norm.
Whereas for me (121 lbs lighter), finding stuff in "large" is easy. I can shop normally...when as an obese woman, shopping in normal stores just didn't happen. Now, Sports Authority and I can be pals.:D
Happy pants-finding.
- December 14, 2011 at 11:04 PM
The web is littered with complaints from lean guys in decent shape saying they can't find pants that fit. See styleforum. I've a 31" waist, lift heavy, and cannot get pants that fit both the waist and thighs/ass. Apparently if you have a 31" waist you must be a scrawny "slim fit" twink. The only solution seems to be a tailor.
This pants complaint is now common enough that I think a niche web retail opportunity might exist. It's interesting to hear pants in France might fit. I already pay an extra $25 to get the waist taken in. Might as well pay an extra $35 for a pair that fit in the first place.
For jeans the best solution I have found is levis 501 shrink to fit. Buy them just a tad loose at the waist and then shrink them down with hot water and the dryer so they fit everywhere.
- December 14, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- RobR said...
For fun involving Tommy Bahama shirts watch the first two episodes of this seasons "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".
- December 15, 2011 at 1:48 AM
- WoLong said...
Like Kurt above, I also wear Levi's 514 slim fit 30/32. My wife does the shopping for me and she does complain that it's difficult to find my size and so if she does find them, she'd buy a few pairs at once. But there's no way to find proper dress pants here in Canada, so I do that while I'm in Europe or Asia.
- December 15, 2011 at 6:41 AM
- Alex said...
You guys just aren't looking in the right place. The right place is the internet. Bonobos makes pretty good pants and they have a ton of stuff in a 28 waist:
Outlier makes stuff for a different kind of hipster, the rich hipster. Their pants are phenomenally expensive but very well made and they come in all kinds of skinny sizes. They are also waterproof, stretchy, non-iron and totally impossible to stain. They last forever I have two pairs and I wear them far more than anything else I own, almost every day actually. Website here:
I've always thought of myself as a skinny guy, but conversations like this remind me of how big I actually am. Paleo has brought me from a 38 to a 35 waist, and I don't think I'm going to get any skinnier. When I lived in Brooklyn I could never find pants that fit me.
- December 15, 2011 at 6:43 AM
- Chuck said...
i have the same problem. i can find something that fits in the waist but it is always tight in the butt/thigh/crotch region. it almost seems normally proportioned people are going to have to get csutom clothes made.
- December 15, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- Stephen said...
Try Lands' End.
You can order up clothes in any size (true size) you need.
- December 15, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Clumsy Coyote said...
I've had the same experience with jeans. Any brand of 30x32 jeans seems to flucuate in fit for me. 28s fit me for some brands, but not for others. My big complaint is the sizing for t-shirts. I use to where mediums comfortably, but a couple of years ago a tried by mediums, and had to take them back because I was swimming in them they were so big. Now I have to wear small. Buying small doesn't make me feel very manly.
- December 15, 2011 at 7:45 AM
- Paul said...
I shop in the female section of acne. :D
They fit perfect on me!
Topman, H&M and youth clothes in general look so much better and are very affordable.
- December 15, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- Jack said...
I also wear 30/30. Ross and Kohls. Game Over.
-Jack Kronk
- December 15, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- Aaron Blaisdell said...
This is why I love clothes shopping in Hong Kong. Cheaper clothes and designed to fit me perfectly.
- December 15, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- bentleyj74 said...
Welcome to the party! It only matters if you want your pants to be flattering :P. You can get pants that are baggy, saggy, ill fitting, and poorly cut with shoddy fabric just about anywhere.
- December 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- spughy said...
Learn to sew - or hook up with a partner who can already do it :-)
Men at least have the advantage of more uniform body morphology than women, with fewer indents and bulges (sorry, "curves"). When you take into account breast, waist, and hip differences and then add in overall height difference, and proportional (leg, back) lengths - it's a miracle any woman every finds any clothes that fit.
I alter nearly every piece of clothing I buy. And I have to alter every pair of pants or skirt purchased for my daughter, too. I am so, so thankful I learned how to sew - it's one of those "old-fashioned" skills that saves you TONS of money over the course of your life.
Unfortunately, jeans are one of those things that are really hard to alter - but there are some tricks you can do.
- December 15, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- chargrill said...
Same here. Though since I've recently lost weight, I hate to think what my waist used to actually measure. It seems at Banana Republic my size is 29x30, while at Gap (owned by the same company!) I need a 28x30. Very frustrating, given that I was recently measured for a tux as still having a 30" waist...
- December 15, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- mccollums said...
Having the same problem. This summer I needed to buy shorts and I ended shopping at Pac Sun. I'm 38, and it's funny that I have to shop in a store that targets 14-18 year olds.
I ended up loving the shorts though.. light and thin - perfect for summer.
- December 15, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Echoing Jamie and others here, I would point out that I wear 31/32 with a BELT.
My actual waist size measures about 29 1/2. ALL pants that fit well at the waist are too tight in the thighs, even though I am not a cyclist with classically large quads.
I think this is part of having a physiologically normal body habitus with little visceral fat and a relatively favorable hip to wast ratio.
I would speculate that even the small waist pants are optimized more for a skinny-fat vegan hipster than for someone with a healthy fat distribution.
They are not going to make their master templates by recruiting from the local crossfit box, are they?
Once again I refer you to "forgetting sarah marshall"
Russell Brand is seen shirtless in a sarong. He has skinny thighs but his waist is bigger than his hips (love handles) and he has that typical "soft" look that skinny fat vegans have, with no muscle definition. Also has subtle man-titties. Soy, anyone?
I believe he is a vegan, in fact.
The other solution, which I have used successfully and is easily learned, is to hand sew darts next to the rear belt loops of jeans or cords. Then you have pant that do not expose your ass crack, yet you can sit down in them without ripping a seam....
- December 15, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Deirdre said...
From a public health perspective, vanity sizing is a dangerous trend. Two-thirds of the adults in this country are overweight or obese, and I would imagine that to most of them, the scale is not their friend. So instead, many people use their clothes sizes to monitor their weight.
But it's more than just that. Because the accumulation of abdominal fat increases our risk of heart disease, it's important that we have an honest perspective of our waist circumference - especially if it's growing. If manufacturers keep moving the goal posts on waist sizes to "flatter" consumers into buying their brands, it could unknowingly be putting them at risk.
- December 15, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Just like to say I for one am enjoying turning a science blog into "Hints from Heloise"
- December 15, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Ha! I work in an ER, and I can tell you orthopedic supplies no longer fit today's population either. Rocket socks for ankle sprains fit athletes, nobody else. Knee immobilizers fit athletes, nobody else. Fitting people for crutches, forget it. Most are too fat and immobile to be able to use them. Even our wheelchairs are all extra huge sized. The family chairs in the patient rooms are double sized as well. We routinely can not send patients through the MRI (Cue Dr. Harris) because they are over 350lbs, same for many CT scans. We also have a special bariatric ambulance. It's really getting ridiculous.
- December 15, 2011 at 11:35 AM
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- December 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- bentleyj74 said...
Any movie that casts Jason Segel as the average Joe and Rusell Brand as the sexy hipster rockstar...opposite Kristen Bell and Mila Kunis of course...knows who it's audience is :)
- December 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Roberto said...
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- December 15, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Roberto said...
"He has skinny thighs but his waist is bigger than his hips (love handles) and he has that typical "soft" look that skinny fat vegans have, with no muscle definition. Also has subtle man-titties. Soy, anyone?"
Hmm. That looks must have evolutionary advantages in a reproductive sense. He has probably lost count of the drop dead gorgeous women he slept with before he married Katy Perry (AKA Venus incarnate).
But I bet he'd trade it all to be an obsessive-compulsive orthorexic with a waist thinner than his hips though.
- December 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- bentleyj74 said...
"Hmm. That looks must have evolutionary advantages in a reproductive sense. He has probably lost count of the drop dead gorgeous women he slept with before he married Katy Perry (AKA Venus incarnate)."
So the evolutionary advantage then presumably is that unattractive men can sleep with attractive women if they are wealthy and especially witty. Thanks for the newsflash ;p
- December 15, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- bentleyj74 said...
Here's an example of a guy with the same unfortunate body shape as Russell Brand who actually did something about it and looks just fine and dandy now [through diet and excercise...psssst I hear he's a crossfitter]
Maybe he'll tell us where he buys his pants?
- December 15, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- MaryS said...
I have had the same experience as Dr. Harris and Jamie that clothing is not designed for people with favorable body comp.
I am tall and thin (5'8", 130), but my thighs and rear end still do not fit into size 0 or 2 pants that fit my waist. What can I say, I really like squatting. Banana Republic has a cut of pants for 'curvy women' that I can wear in the smallest size possible.
- December 15, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- Travis Culp said...
Same here; I too would usually wear a 30x30 but have to dip into the 20s now. My actual waist measured in the correct place under the ribs is 27", though my hips where my pants actually sit (and should sit for most in this century) is 32". Because pants have moved off of the waist and onto the hips, I suppose the measurement is inaccurate in the other direction. I'll have to actually measure some of my pants at home with a tailor's tape and see.
- December 15, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Funny, my major objection is shirt sizes. I like a fitted look - but it's hard because smalls end up being short, while mediums have a better length but don't fit as well through the chest and shoulders.
- December 15, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- DogwoodTree05 said...
Had no idea that vanity sizing was distorting men's clothing, too. I am the same height and weight I was in high school back in the early 80s: 5'3" and 116 lbs. Back then I bought mostly size 7-8s. Now it's mostly 4s and increasingly 2s in brands that cater to middle-aged women.
- December 15, 2011 at 1:40 PM
- Aaron Blaisdell said...
I agree with beanathelete's comment about shirt sizes. Shirts from Hong Kong (where my wife is from) fit me well around the chest and shoulders (I guess it's the Asian part of my Caucasian heritage showing through), but the sleeves are too short. I rarely buy long-sleeved shirts in the US, however, because they tend to be too baggy on me.
- December 15, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Darya Pino said...
This explains why I wear the same size now as I did when I was 11. Obviously I'm not the same size as I was then.
Something I've found even more disturbing is that I can't find underwear that fit except in Victoria's Secret's kid store, Pink. And even there I'm still an extra small, and I do not lack curves. Makes me feel totally weird to shop there, but I don't see any other choice.
- December 15, 2011 at 2:29 PM
My wife favors Athleta pants for the same reasons.
- December 15, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Sanjeev said...
the men with tiny waists and huge glutes (mine are from deadlifting, which precludes the tiny waist) and quads (15 years of hard cycling) should try REI and look for the gusseted jeans.
Kuhl are great, I really don't like a drawstring on my jeans otherwise I would wear gramiccis.
All that is a stopgap though ... we should all all out paleo.
Loincloths all around. We could use the hides of the animals Sisson kills for his protein powder ; ) ... real paleo man used the entire animal after all, so it's a shame to see those protein powder-denuded hides go into the garbage.
Mark could expand the "Grok" like with the "Stephan" line.
- December 15, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Sanjeev said...
> we should all all out paleo
We should all go all out paleo.
(except for some of those really, really pale Brits ; )
(And the TV repair guys (and gals, we're equal opportunity groksters here) )
- December 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM
- Joe Villa said...
Hey Stefan,
I just went from a 36 to a 34. Stop depresseing me!!!
- December 16, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Marc Brazeau said...
I've tried to get in the habit of saying "healthy weight" rather than "normal" and obviously "average weight" has a different meaning and connotation these days.
- December 16, 2011 at 8:44 AM
- Morris said...
I would appreciate comments from the posters here who are oviously not overweight on their caloric intake ie not on a reducing diet. My average intake is 27Kcal/kg (50kcal/lb). I am weight stable male at BMI 22 (never >23). My clothing size has shrunk from medium to small overn the years with some mismatch in shoulder/chest vs waist fit. BTW I have experimented with caloric intake up to 80% higher over a short time (1 month) with very small weight (fat)change.
- December 16, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- Deirdre said...
Strange detour. Looking forward to returning to all things neuro ...
- December 16, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- Johannah said...
It would be nice to have such problems.
- December 16, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- Homer said...
There should be truth in labeling. If a pair of pants is size 32 it should measure 32 not 33, 34 (Brooks Brothers, Lucky Brand) or 35. I should not have to carry a tape measure with me. And shirts should not be tents (Brooks Brothers).
- December 16, 2011 at 6:34 PM
- Ned Kock said...
I have the same problem, and found a solution at Academy.
- December 17, 2011 at 5:57 AM
- Unknown said...
My W30 size was a problem until I went to Banana Republic. They carry actual size W28-30 on many styles of pants online. They have "slim fit" and "regular fit." Shirts are not tents. Decent quality and prices with traditional yet updated styles. Highly recommended.
- December 17, 2011 at 8:38 AM
- /\/\ikeB said...
Totally feel your pain Stephen. I'm also a 30x30, although sometimes I find the 28Wx30L fit me fine these days (but I've gained weight in the past year?). Its even hard to find 30x30 in Mountain Equipment Co-op, here in Canada. And Mountain Equipment co-op caters to more outdoursy, fitness-oriented-type customers.
- December 17, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Sanjeev said...
> hard to find 30x30 in Mountain Equipment Co-op
The only place that seems to carry gusseted pants in Canada, but yeah I had this identical conversation a week ago, i was looking for 30x34
"you're all out of this ... "
"We don't stock much that small"
"uhh ... seriously? It's not like your average customer is a Walmart customer from Houston ..."
He put it down to a comfort thing, even those who should get a small going for large because they think it's more comfortable to carry around the extra baggage
- December 17, 2011 at 3:47 PM
So true, I'm 30x30 and it isn't impossible to find pants in Canada, but it seriously reduces the selection.
That's why we must fight. We must fight for reasonable pants-sizes to be the norm, and we must tackle the problem at the knees. Right behind ya, Capt!
- December 17, 2011 at 7:26 PM
- Sara said...
are we talking about CLOTHES? Woohoo! All that science stuff is too much thinking sometimes. Women's clothing is equally nutty on the sizing. Being in NZ we get imports from all over the place and I can be anything from a '0' to a '12' or 'xs' to 'L' depending on where the clothes come from. Singapore is the most depressing place to shop, for the opposite reason to your issue. As I'm a giant there (5ft 3), they usually take one look at me and say 'ah, extra large'. You should make a trip with an empty suitcase and stock up for the rest of your life.
- December 18, 2011 at 6:02 PM
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- December 19, 2011 at 4:18 AM
- Pieter said...
Ooh, try to find a 31 (32 will do mostly) width and a 36 in length! Not that easy. G-star usually has got some. And I agree with Kurt Harris: some pants are too wide around the hips, but too tight around the quadriceps! Who can fit those??
- December 19, 2011 at 4:43 AM
- AaronF said...
Yeah, try hunting down 30Wx32L or even 34L. I have always been skinny but am a little less lean than I used to be. Last time I went to GAP I had to get the 29x32 Skinny Leg cut. The 30W were falling off. WTF?
- December 19, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Sara said...
To continue this interesting discussion.. I understand that when you are giving something an arbitrary value like 'Small' or 'Medium' that this might change. But surely 33 inches is INCHES. It says something about the psychology of overweight that manufacturers choose to lie to their customers (no, really, you are smaller than you think..). Maybe a customer would be inclined to buy from a company that tells them they are not fat. It's not how fat you are that matters, it's being able to say 'I'm wearing a 33 inch'. So you buy from the company that calls you skinny.
- December 19, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Donald Kjellberg said...
After losing 130 pounds and getting tired of thrift store pants, I stopped by my local Levi's jaunt. I managed to pick up 3 pair of 514 selvedge jeans.
They are TTS, dark indigo, and fit and look great! I would try a few pair of selvedge if you can. They are better quality denim made on looms built in the 1950s (we shipped them to Japan after WWII).
I got mine for 50% off since the store is going out of business. I am afraid that selvedge has me spoiled and I won't be going back to regular jeans in the foreseeable future (which reminds me of your OP shopping experience).
IMHO, You are better off paying a premium for high quality denim that will bring you many years of satisfaction than purchasing what is sold as jeans these days.
Good luck
- December 19, 2011 at 8:12 PM
- Alan said...
buying clothes off-the-rack in Singapore? But tailor-made is sooo cheap!
Just be sure to get away from the tourist strips and head out to a local's residential neighborhood.
- December 20, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- bharatbook said...
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- December 20, 2011 at 2:39 AM
- comrade_stalin said...
28W 30L? That's awesome!
It clearly indicates you have single digit body fat percentage.
Your personal accomplishments greatly enhances your credibility.
It would be nice if you would provide your readers a description of your personal diet and exercise regime.
- December 20, 2011 at 5:00 AM
- ivat said...
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- December 20, 2011 at 5:55 AM
- ivat said...
I can't get too concerned over the difficulties the slim bloggers and nutritional types, the types who these days are suggesting we eat more potatoes, have in finding pants that fit. But measure the trousers with a tape measure and I suspect they'll be the size it says on the label: otherwise the label would be illegal.
- December 20, 2011 at 6:00 AM
"I can't get too concerned over the difficulties the slim bloggers and nutritional types, the types who these days are suggesting we eat more potatoes, have in finding pants that fit. But measure the trousers with a tape measure and I suspect they'll be the size it says on the label: otherwise the label would be illegal."
So you are saying we are not credible because we are slim.
In fact, we are so non-credible that we are actually really as fat as our pants say we are.....
And our tape measures are less accurate than our pants labels..... Because it is ILLEGAL to mislabel pants...
That's hilarious!
- December 20, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- ivat said...
I took the precaution, before I made my last post, of measuring my trousers and jeans, which are size 36. Some are tight on me and some are loose, so I was surprised to find they all measured precisely 36 inches after all. I don't know how that works, but it's a phenomenon I suspect may be at work in the matter of Stephan's complaint.
On the other hand, when it comes to science, at least, both you and Stephan are laudably keen on careful trials and the objective interpretation of evidence, and so I don't rule out the possibility that deliberate mislabeling is going on in America. I can't see how that would work to the manufacturers' advantage, however; for a start, it would make buying clothes online impossible.
On potatoes, you are both credible. So much so that I introduced them to my diet for a spell, only for a rapid weight rise to ensue. To be fair, in our response to food, we are all different; but there's no glycaemic index for trousers--inches in = inches out.
- December 20, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- Exceptionally Brash said...
DH used to go to the big and tall stores, but somewhere along the way they turned into stores that carried clothing only for men who were big AND tall. In order to get a shirt where the sleeves actually went to his wrists, he had to settle for the shirts ballooning out at the waist. That's when he started buying the "European" cut at the more expensive boutique stores.
- December 20, 2011 at 7:09 PM
- bound4er said...
I have a tough time finding pants to fit me too - my waist is 32" and my inseam is 35". Most of the time I have to special order from online retailers.
- December 20, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Ron Kelley said...
Dr. Harris - Can you be any more clever? Comment gold. I love it when you come up for air to write. Your wit is just as valuable as your dietary advice.
- December 21, 2011 at 9:34 AM
Go to Express. All their cloths are geared towards thinner males. And the sales are usually pretty awesome. I'll get a handfull of t-shirts at a sale for 3 bucks each.
- December 22, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- Peter said...
Living in the Northeast US (where social norms are more weight conscious than other areas of the US) I'm built like a high school student rather than a middle-aged man.
When I go to France, Belgium, or the Netherlands, I no longer feel unusually skinny. I also really like their food. Go figure.
I wear Gap jeans, "1969" style, 30x32. They fit perfectly.
- December 22, 2011 at 5:41 PM
- J said...
Check out Mountain Khakis. A little more pricey, but built for distance.
- December 26, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Unknown said...
Just yesterday I went to buy a running hacket/hoody online. So, normally, I am a "Small" (which is already a little ludicrous considering that I'm 5'9 and weigh in the 130s). This being a virtual purchase,though, I went ahead and checked out the manufacturer's size chart and discovered that their "Small" is actually an estimated size 6-8. Huh: according to that, I would need to buy "X-Small." I am slim, but not mini!
So what do the actually little people out there buy??? Kid's clothes???
I don't mind being smaller than everyone else -- I don't care, really -- but what really annoys me is that if I grow, the clothing industry will not be helping me realize it! I noticed today that I can roll down the top of my 27 jeans -- but maybe that's because they are fake 27s...
- December 27, 2011 at 4:38 PM
- tk said...
it's hapenning at the upper range of clothes, too. in the last 12 months, my waist has stayed the same size, 44 in, but my pant size dropped to 42, then 40, in the same style of Levi's jeans.
I just measured the waist of my jeans, directly out of the dryer. 44".
- January 8, 2012 at 10:39 PM
- buddyglass said...
On the plus side, you can probably get your pants really cheap. Whenever I shop in the "clearance" section it's almost entirely populated by "really small" or "really big" sizes.
- January 10, 2012 at 5:59 AM


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'Swati Kalsi collections are crafted from 100% eco-friendly and natural fibers. We work towards highlighting and enhancing the skills of traditional artisans whilst we attempt new designs over collaborative workshops. Using age-old traditional embroidery called Sujani. A team of fifteen artisans sit in the workshop with us to discuss their ideas and designs. I want to enable them to sustain themselves using their traditional skills and techniques. We ensure fair practices within our production and our contemporary renditions of rare craftsmanship. Swati Kalsi is focused on sustainable and time honoured craftsmanship.' – Swati Kalsi, founder and designer
Born in Delhi, textile and fashion designer, Swati Kalsi, has been noted for her distinct and unique hand embroidered clothing created in partnership with artisans from villages of Bihar, India. Honoured for bringing contemporary relevance to traditional craftsmanship, she positions women's artisanal embroidery as a uniquely artistic cultural legacy. Using age old traditional embroidery called Sujani; Kalsi combines her timeless designs profoundly inspired by nature and natural process to produce transcendent pieces. Pushing for the sustainability of this time honoured craftsmanship, Kalsi focuses on creating layered and textured rhythmic pieces that sit on the cusp of design, craft and art. Fractals, lively patterns and gradations have become Kalsi's 'vocabulary for ornamentation', realised in Tussah silks and fine cottons collections evoke a spiritual aesthetic.
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Steamed Chicken in Lotus Leaf
Steamed Chicken in Lotus Leaf – I love the earthy aroma lotus leaves impart to the dish, and most of all, I love it that the leaves retain the moisture and natural flavors of the ingredients.
1 lb bone-in chicken, chop into pieces
1 1/2-in fresh ginger, cut into thin strips
2 mushrooms, soaked in warm water, discard the stems, and sliced the caps into small pieces
1 Chinese lap cheong (sausage), sliced diagonally
1/2 tablespoon oil
1 stalk scallion, cut into small rounds
1 dried lotus leaf
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
1/4 teaspoon Chinese rose wine, optional
1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/4 teaspoon sugar
3 dashes white pepper
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons water
1/2 tablespoon corn starch
Marinate the chicken, mushrooms, and chopped scallion with all the ingredients in the Marinade for about 30 minutes.
Heat up a wok or skillet with the cooking oil.
Stir-fry the Chinese lap cheong or sausage until aromatic.
Add the Chinese sausage (together with the oil in the wok) to the chicken and mushrooms. Stir to blend well.
Heat up a pot of water and bring it to boil. Scald/blanch the lotus leaf with the boiling water until it becomes soft.
Wipe both sides of the leaves dry with paper towels and place the chicken in the middle of the leaf.
Fold the sides up and wrap it tightly into a parcel. (Make sure it's fold tight to avoid the juice from the steamed chicken chicken from leaking out.) Lay it on a deep plate and prepare to steam.
Steam the chicken parcel for about 25-30 minutes or until all the chicken pieces are cooked through. Unwrap the parcel and serve the steamed chicken immediately with steamed rice.
I have always loved sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf (荷叶饭), commonly available at Cantonese dim sum restaurants. I love the earthy aroma lotus leaves impart to the dish, and most of all, I love it that the leaves retain the moisture and natural flavors of the ingredients. The leafy nuance and fragrance complement and not compete with the preparation. Lotus leaf is really wonderful and I wonder why it's not as widely used in home-cooking as it should be. So, I decided to purchase a pack of lotus leaf and try it out in my everyday Chinese cooking.
I used the lotus leaf to make steamed chicken—a common Chinese dish. After the first bite of the deeply flavorful and nicely-scented chicken, I have only regretted it has taken me this long to attempt using lotus leaf in my kitchen, when it was fairly easy and so convenient.
With the experiment last night, I resolve to use it more and a few ideas have popped-up in my mind: sticky rice, salt-baked chicken, steamed spare ribs, and maybe even beggar's chicken. I am so thrilled with the many possibilities…
Below is my steamed chicken recipe. You can make the steamed chicken regularly without wrapping it with lotus leaves, but trust me, once you do it this way, you will probably never go back to the plain version.
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OCZ Summit Series 250GB SSD Preview - New Samsung MLC
Intel gets some competition
UPDATE: We have just posted a performance preview of the OCZ Vertex series as well! It uses a completely new controller technology from Indilinx rather than Intel, Samsung or JMicron. Be sure to give it a read!
It would be trivial to say that our coverage of solid state drives has increased dramatically over the past 12 months. It was really the release of the Intel X25-M series of drives that really made the market perk up and pay attention to this growing segment of devices; it brought reliable, glitch free speed at "decent" prices to SSDs for really the first time. Since then companies like Samsung, OCZ Technology, Kingston and even Corsair have seen the light and are making a solid push into the market.
Last month we looked the first strong competitor from OCZ, the Apex series, that used a unique "RAID in a drive" design combining a pair of SSD controllers. While the drives were faster than previous JMicron-based designs, there is still a lot of room for improvement. The OCZ Summit series of solid state drives is definitely that.
The OCZ Summit Series of SSDs
The OCZ Summit series of solid state drives is based on a brand new controller from Samsung - so new in fact that our testing drives were actually "glued" together and the name of the controller was sanded off before they arrived to us here. Because these are very early engineering samples they aren't pretty looking - hand applied stickers, etc. But what is important of course is performance, not looks.
If we could flip over the PCB we'd not only find the controller but a dedicated 64MB of on-board cache as well that is used to speed up performance on the drive.
The cache on the OCZ Summit drive is really what will help it stand out from previous solid state offerings. While having cache on board with standard hard drives has been the norm for many years, it was long thought that the speed of flash memory negated the need to have dedicate memory on drives for performance reasons. After all of our experience with JMicron controller and the very slow writes they were famous for, we have learned that cache is still a technology SSDs can take advantage of.
What exactly does the Summit (and other upcoming SSDs with cache on-board) use the cache for? Essentially, the drive can use the 64MB of local memory to sort, organize and save writes sent to the drive from the operating system so that the controller can more efficiently execute the flash writes and hopefully negate slow down. As is the case with flash memory writes, if data needs to be read from the memory, reshuffled and saved again, the 64MB of on-board cache can also be a performance enhancing element.


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Sunday, November 4, 2012
NERF branded attractions coming to the UK
Well looks like someone's taken it further and made it a reality- 4-traders.com have reported that UK company Paragon Entertainment have just entered a licencing agreement with Hasbro for the rights to build and operate Nerf themed attractions in the UK.
"Under the terms of the license, Paragon will design, build and operate Nerf attractions which will consist of purpose-built Nerf action arenas and Nerf blaster target ranges, with additional concepts in development. These attractions will also include a retail space where visitors can buy their favourite blaster"
Apparently first cab of the rank will be at the Westfield Shopping Mall in Merry Hill due to be opened by the end of the year?
PARAGON ENT. ORD 0.1P (DI) : Licensing agreement with Hasbro via 4-traders.com
Posted by Pocket. Esq. at 10:44
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Kinda surprised this didn't catch on earlier... airsoft has had it's own fields for a few years now.ReplyDelete
Hope something like this happens in the US... There'd finally be somewhere to get the "exclusive" stuff that's (hopefully) not a PITA to get to (no Walmart or TRU anywhere near me).ReplyDelete
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After the smashing box-office debut of "The Avengers," its continued popularity prompted Disney to green-light a sequel just two weeks after its release. The superhero contest — at least at the box office — continues to up the ante with new installments of comic-book adaptations for the big screen, as well as adding new franchises to the mix.
In 2011, "Thor," "Captain America," "Cowboys & Aliens," "The Green Hornet" and "Green Lantern" hit theaters. The sequels "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" and "X-Men: First Class" expanded their respective franchises — and their box-office gross receipts.
With more sequels coming out, the race is hardly over. Among them: "MIB 3," released on Memorial Day weekend; "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight Rises" coming in July; and "Iron Man 3," "Man of Steel," "The Wolverine," "Thor 2" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in 2013.
Following are the top 10 comic book movie franchises of all time, with data compiled by BoxOfficeMojo.com. All totals are based on domestic sales and are adjusted to 2012 dollars, based on inflation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Bruno J. Navarro, updated by Joseph O'Dell and Jill Weinberger
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Aaron stird in his sleep, his head moving a small amount causing some of his hair to flop over his face,, he mumbled something then, in English instead of japanies.
Naoko thought for a moment. "Hmm, I haven't, although I think I've heard of it once in the past. It has something to do with cabbage doesn't it?"
Evangeline's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, it is a cabbage roll. It is very good. I will make it for you sometime." She smiled to the waiter as he returned with their food. She eyed it carefully and looked back to Naoko warily. "Is good, yes?"
Naoko blushed at the thought of having Evie making him food. "Well, if you don't mind, then I would love to try it sometime." Amused at her reaction to the sushi, he replied, "Yes, it is good. It may be raw fish, but it still is delicious. Here, this is how you eat it." He took two small sauce plates, and mixed some soy sauce and wasabi in them, dipped a piece of sushi in, and ate it. "Mmmm."
Evangeline mimicked him, taking a sauce plate and mixing the sauces. She took a piece of sushi and dipped it lightly before putting it in her mouth. At first she shivered at the texture, it was nothing like she'd ever had before. After chewing and swallowing, she smiled, "It is not bad." She dipped another piece in and held it to his lips.
Evangeline shook her head, "I am fine, but if you would like some more please do not hesitate on my account." She took a sip of the glass of water in front of her and smiled. "Perhaps we may go exploring some time? I would very much like to find a new cat like this," she explained as she rummaged through her bag until she found what she was looking for. She pulled a small, calico-pained maneki neko figurine.
Sighing again he frowned for a second "what about seig? I'm glad you like me and all that but you have to tell him, it wont feel right if you dont" he waited for her reply then. He was anxious to how seig would take it but the boy needed to know.
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Southfield, Mich.-based retail strategy and design firm JGA Inc. recently designed the 50,000-sq.-ft. Casa Cuesta home store, which opened in December 2000. The home goods retailer opened inside locally based Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN), one of the country's foremost grocery retailers. This store-within-a-freestanding-store is accented with warm earth tones and ceramic tile floors that hang beneath a curving ceiling that reaches heights of 28 feet in some areas. The addition of the second level to the existing store was the biggest challenge, says JGA.
CCN is the client, developer and owner of Casa Cuesta. The architect of record for the project was Pedro Dajer of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-based ICM Architects.
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London — Locally based Retail Stores PLC has committed to investing $5.8 million in renovating its luxury goods department store Liberty, on London's Regent Street. "During the course of the year we will be redefining our merchandise mix throughout the store," says Fiona Harrison, chief executive for the retailer. The newly designed store will reopen in late 2001, as reported by Dow Jones Newswires.
Paris — French food retailer Carrefour, the world's No. 2 retailer following Wal-Mart, has terminated franchise contracts with Bourges in Cher and Chasse-sur-Rhone in Lyon. In exchange, Carrefour will lease to Paris-based Group Hyparlo its hypermarkets of Orange in Vaucluse and Saint Egreve in Isere. Hyparlo operates 12 hypermarkets in France, three in Italy, and is moving into Eastern Europe with a store opening in Bucharest, Romania.
Paris — In related news, Carrefour SA has violated Chinese law by opening most of its 27 locations without approval from the central government. According to The Financial Times, all joint venture chain stores have been required to gain government approval since 1995. This law was made to prevent competition between chains. Though no action has been taken yet, sources say protracted negotiations are expected between the parties. Carrefour SA denies the report, as reported by Retail NewsBeat.
New York — The U.S. Council for International Business announced Latvia as the newest member of the ATA Carnet system. ATA Carnet, also known as the merchandise passport, unlocks customs in more than 75 countries in Europe, Australia, Canada and Japan. "Clearing customs can be particularly vexing and often results in large cash outlays for duties and taxes," says Cynthia Duncan, USCIB vice president of carnet operations.
The U.S. currently issues 13,000 such documents each year, totaling $1.5 billion. Items making the distance with the help of ATA Carnet include computers, tools, apparel and jewelry.
New York —The Lend Lease European Real Estate Securities Fund is the second mutual fund launched by New York-based Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Inc. in the past year. "We believe the outlook for European real estate stocks is solid," says Matthew Banks, CEO of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments International.
Lend Lease is an integrated real estate funds management and services business comprising management of funds, projects, construction and property. Globally, the company provides equity and debt origination and management in public and private sectors, while managing $48 billion on behalf of its worldwide clientele.
Falls Church, Va. — The International Code Council developed five new safety standards for the built environment, including standards related to impact resistance from wind-borne debris, wind resistance of concrete or clay roof tiles, soil expansion, hurricane resistant residential construction, and amusement devices. These standards will work with the International Building Code.


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Upon satisfactory completion of the Children's Ministries program, graduates should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the special educational and ministerial needs of children.
- Provide leadership for the whole spectrum of children's ministries within a local church.
- Develop and conduct biblical, Pentecostal ministry for children in a local church.
- Establish good habits of a minister in working with people, budgeting, and coordinating children's ministries with all other ministries in a local church.
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|Intended to provide a foundational and clear understanding of discipleship as a continuous process from birth through adulthood.
|Building Church Ministries
|Examines the dynamics and specifics of local church ministries. Emphasis is placed on evaluating current ministries, planning for growth, and developing a working relationship with various levels of leadership in the church.
|Methods of Teaching the Bible to Children
|Methods and strategies for communicating biblical truth to children, especially from early childhood through grade six.
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|The preparation and delivery of various forms of speech. The course includes gathering material and developing a pleasing platform manner.
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The Boston neighborhood in which I live encompasses an almost undisturbed patch of Victoriana. Huge, sleepy mansions line streets that stretch from a Unitarian church of somber stone up to a dark Episcopalian basilica set on a hill. Were Emily Dickinson to turn up on our block tomorrow – apart from the cars and utility poles – there would be almost nothing to surprise her.
The surprises, I suspect, would all be on our side.
The Dickinson found in the pages of Brenda Wineapple's intelligent, delightful White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson is aggressive, sexy, furious, flirtatious, subtle, witty, and very much in control. That is, except when she is timid, morbidly sensitive, reclusive, childlike, and decidedly odd.
"White Heat" is packed with contradictions, and Wineapple is a writer skilled enough to embrace these rather than to puzzle over them. The author of previous biographies (of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Gertrude and Leo Stein, and Janet Flanner), Wineapple tells us from the start that here she is attempting neither biography nor literary criticism. Instead, she hopes to "throw a small, considered beam" on a remarkable friendship between "two unusual, seemingly incompatible friends."
Dickinson and Higginson exchanged hundreds of deeply personal letters over the course of almost a quarter of a century and yet met face to face only twice in their lives. They had a friendship "based on absence, geographic distance, and the written word," writes Wineapple, and yet "somehow these two people created out of words a nearness we today do not entirely grasp."
Their connection began in 1862, seemingly on a whim, when the 31-year-old Dickinson wrote to the 38-year-old Higginson – whom she knew only by reputation as a writer for The Atlantic Monthly – sending him a handful of her poems and asking, "Are you too deeply occupied to say if my Verse is alive?"
Higginson was stunned by what he read ("even at this day I still stand somewhat bewildered," he wrote, many years after Dickinson's death) and immediately offered a friendly response. "The hand you stretch to me in the Dark," she answered in turn, "I put mine in."
And so a friendship was launched.
Most of Higginson's letters to Dickinson were lost (or perhaps destroyed by her sister) so it is largely through Dickinson's writings to him that we are able to enter into their connection. Being "coy but not capricious," Wineapple tells us, Dickinson describes herself to her new friend as the "only Kangaroo among the Beauty." When he asks for a portrait, she says she has none but offers a verbal sketch instead; "small, like the Wren, and my Hair is bold, like the Chestnut Bur – and my eyes, like the Sherry in the Glass, that the Guest leaves."
Higginson was a married man, bound to an invalid wife who was irritated, at best, by this new connection. ("Why do the insane cling to you?" she asked him.) Higginson may have been "half in love," Wineapple speculates, with "this strange woman," but to Wineapple's credit she never pushes any conclusions. "I cannot reach you," he tells his bewitching correspondent, "but only rejoice in the rare sparkles of light."
Then, in the summer of 1870, after eight years of correspondence, Higginson found himself near Amherst and stopped by the Dickinson home. Emily greeted him, dressed all in white, with two daylilies in her hand. They would meet in person only once again, after the death of his wife. "I am glad not to live near her," he concluded. No one else, he said, had ever "drained my nerve power so much."
But Dickinson poured much of herself into her correspondence with Higginson, and it is largely through these letters that we know her today. After Dickinson's death, when her huge cache of unpublished poems was discovered, Higginson helped to edit and prepare them for publication. His efforts to "tidy up" her unusual punctuation and structure earned him a reputation as a philistine in later years, but Wineapple is quick to defend him, pointing out that "language like this had never been seen before; nothing like it, really, every appeared again."
One of the great pleasures of "White Heat" is the portrait of Higginson that it offers. An idealistic, somewhat melancholy being, he was an abolitionist and womens' rights advocate with distinguished intellectual and activist credits to his name. (Thoreau once called him, "the only Harvard Phi Beta Kappa, Unitarian minister, and master of seven languages who has led a storming party against a federal bastion with a battering ram in his hands.")
During the Civil War Higginson commanded the first federally authorized regiment of freed slaves and spent the rest of his life remembering his soldiers with deep affection. In 1869, his essays on the war published in The Atlantic Monthly were collected in a book called "Army Life in a Black Regiment," a work that Wineapple calls "a minor masterpiece."
"White Heat" is also an engaging glimpse of an era and yet another attempt to fathom the world that surrounded Emily Dickinson. But what is most touching in this book is its graceful depiction of an emotional and intellectual bond between an admirable man and a remarkable woman, a tie that "neither of them expected or wanted ... to lead anywhere specific." Directionless though it might have been, to travel with Dickinson and Higginson down the road of their friendship is a rich and satisfying journey.
Marjorie Kehe is the Monitor's book editor.


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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
V/A : Festival National de la Jeunesse Nigerienne, Vol. 2 (198x - Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique)
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Here at tha Jalop, we've got a known affection for European vans. And while Ford may have some sugar to lend us us in that department soon, the Deutch-Amerikanische hybrid was first, bringing the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter over first as a Freightliner, then as a Dodge. We're not sure of the details worked out with Cerberus regarding the van's stay on our shores, but regardless, we've always dug industrial vehicles with the tristar on the nose. Thanks to Mercedes Sprinter Conversions, one can now score the bits needed to rock one's Dodge EDM style. And let's face it, if we had a Sprinter? We'd do it too.
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Big projects in small towns are often a sign dedication and teamwork are at play — and the city of Kingston has been cited as a shining example.
As good stewards of grant funding, the city is advancing toward economically sound development in the areas of energy, the environment, water source delivery, recreation and services, ensuring citizens reap the savings and benefits for years to come.
The city's drive to move ahead has earned it the Tennessee Municipal League's Small City Progress Award.
Thyme is one of the most popular herbs used in food preparation and medicine. It is interesting to note that it has been thus for many thousands of years.
Thyme is native to most of Europe. It grows wild from Spain to Siberia, especially in the Alpine regions. It came to this country with our earliest settlers and now grows wild in many states. It is the most prolific herb to be found growing wild in the northern regions of the Catskill Mountains.
Online registration is open to the public for the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency's 10th Oak Ridge Emergency Management Forum set for Sept. 26 at the New Hope Center.
This year's forum theme, "Back to Basics: Partnerships in Emergency Management," will feature general session speaker Richard Serino, deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who will speak on current innovations in emergency management partnerships.
Kurt Backstrom could name hundreds of times his Roane State Community College students made him proud during his long career as director of the college's physical therapist assistant program.
One of his favorite moments happened this spring, Backstrom's last as program director.
For an honors project, two students developed detailed plans for the program's future, and they presented their ideas to college faculty and staff.
When Backstrom heard their presentation, he knew he had another proud moment to add to his list.
Rockwood Police Department officers Randy Keahey and Dwayne Gray recently completed crisis intervention training and are now certified as CIT officers.
The Rockwood officers were among the fifth class for CIT East Tennessee, which offers training in conjunction with the Oak Ridge Police Department and Ridgeview Behavioral Health Center, a not-for-profit community mental health center with offices in Harriman.
The Rev. Alvin Douglass was the guest speaker for the senior saints at Little Leaf Baptist Church in Oliver Springs.
Twelve members were present, and all enjoyed his message. Afterward, they enjoyed a light lunch. This is where Elder Dews is pastor.
Get-well wishes to Helen Roddy, who recently had eye surgery.
Permelia Anderson spent two weeks in Stone Mountain, Ga., visiting her daughter, Pam Wright and her granddaughter, Stephanie Wright.
M. Jill McMaster of Roane County is among the outstanding East Tennessee women to be honored during next month's prestigious 2013 YWCA Tribute to Women event.
This YWCA event, in its 29th year, is East Tennessee's foremost acknowledgment and appreciation of the contributions of area women.
The award ceremony will be on Aug. 15 at the U.S. Cellular Stage at the Historic Bijou Theatre.
25 Years Ago
Fourteen First American Bank employees at branches in Rockwood, Harriman, Kingston and Spring City received permanent layoff notices due to what a Knoxville bank official called duplication of services after the acquisition of Roane County's First National Bank. "We can't afford to do that," said Robert A. McCabe Jr., First American Bank president. McCabe said officials tried to pick employees with the least seniority and whose job skills were not needed due to refinement in operations.
Do you like to eat flowers? How about cauliflowers?
They really are flowers that stopped growing while they were still buds.
Cauliflowers are very nutritious because they really stopped growing while they were still buds, and the stems leading up to each blossom had already begun to store nutrients for the flowers.
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