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Tumbled Stones: Healing Properties & Uses
By admin on Jun 28, 2009 | In A Serenity Lifestyle, About our Products, Gemstones, Gifts for the Soul, Jewelry & Adornments, News
The amethyst gem stone brings about courage and inner strength. They have been used to protect against psychic attacks. On the spiritual level, the amethyst stone helps open to communication with angels, telepathy and other psychic abilities. They are excellent stones for meditation or dream work, past life work, and can help you see your path. People also use amethyst stone beads to help ease the pain of grief, and promote happiness.
Want more pep in your life? Keep a carnelian with you and feel the energy flow to you. Carnelian is used for these benefits:
* gives energy
* protects from bad vibrations
* guards against poverty
* helps give a sense of humor
* calms the temper
Healing properties of Carnelian
Carnelian is an energy booster. It helps the insecure person to find strength within them so they can come into their own.
Tiger Eye
Tiger's Eye (Cat's eye) lets you see everything. Use the cat's eye for insight and you can be a very lucky person. When used in jewelry the cat's eye may bring good luck and protection from the evil eye to the wearer. It also known to bring clear thinking and insight.
Sodalite brings inner peace. Keep sodalite in your pockets and in every room of your house, so its peaceful properties will flow all around you.
Sodalite is a dark blue stone with white calcite interspersed. It is sometimes confused with lapis lazuli as it also has small specks of pyrite in it. The largest deposit of sodalite is in Brazil.
Sodalite is the stone of athletics, as it stimulates endurance. It is said sodalite will harmonize the inner being or the conscious and subconscious mind. Sodalite promotes peace and harmony. Sodalite is extra lucky for writers.
Citrine is known as the lucky "Merchants Stone". If you are in any type of sales, just put a citrine in the cash drawer and watch what happens. Also used by healers to:
Gemstone Features:
* increase self esteem
* protect from the negative energy from someone else's abuse
* open the mind to new thoughts
* promote clarity of thought
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Mortar & Pestle History and Uses
By admin on Jun 19, 2009 | In A Serenity Lifestyle, About our Products, Gifts for the Soul, News, Mortar & Pestles
Mortar & Pestles:
You're in control of the grind with a mortar and pestle set. It is your manual food processor, able to grind just about any type of food that will fit in the bottom of the mortar. And because of the minimal friction, aromas don't burn off in the grinding, like they do with a food processor or electric grinder.
Brief History of the Mortar and Pestle
A mortar is a bowl shaped container made of a hard wood, marble, pottery, or stone. The pestle is a bat shaped tool that is used to grind inside the mortar (bowl) and pulverize grains, herbs, and other food substances as well as medicines.
Italian frescoes of the 15th Century show Mortars and Pestles in use by Apothecaries (ancient Pharmacists). The Molcajete, or Mexican version of the mortar and pestle appears in Mexican pre-history in the Tehuacán Valley, as early as the discovery of our hybridized present-day corn, 6,000 years ago.
How it is used
Place the substance to be ground inside the mortar (bowl). Sit the pestle on top of the substance and apply downward pressure, then grind using a circular motion. This action forces the substance against the surface of the bowl and pulverizes it.
The grinding process releases the oils, and flavor essence of the substance. When done carefully you will produce a product that is more flavorful than a product prepared in a food processor. Depending on the food you are preparing the process can be quite laborious. If you enjoy cooking, using a mortar and pestle will simply be part of your "craft" of food preparation. If you just need to "get the job done", reach for the food processor.
Molcajete y Tejolote
[mohl-kah-HEH-teh ee teh-hoh-LOH-teh]
The Mexican term for "MORTAR AND PESTLE" — molcajete being the mortar, tejolote the pestle. The black, rough texture of both pieces is a result of the fact that they're made of basalt (volcanic rock). They are used in the traditional manner for grinding spices and herbs and other mixtures.
According to an article by by Diego Delgado, "The word molcajete (mortar) derives from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs: "molli" (seasoning or sauce) and "caxitl" (bowl). The word tejolote (pestle) also derives from Nahuatl: "tetl" (stone) and "xolotl" (doll)."
Foods traditionally prepared in the molcajete include salsas and mole's (mohl-LAY), as well as guacamole. It is also used for grinding chilies, garlic or other herbs and spices for food preparation.


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Zoquiapan, Puebla is a municipal capital with many women still wearing traditional Nahua attire. The towns elderly generation continues to wear the running stitch embroidered blouse, white skirt with pleats, hand woven belt and a lace quechquemitl. / zoquiapan_08
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People at USI: Maurizio Viroli
Maurizio Viroli
- Professore ordinario, Facoltà di scienze della comunicazione
Location: Facoltà di Lugano
Office: 331
Office hours: su appuntamento via email
Tel: +41 58 666 4125
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Istituto di Comunicazione Pubblica, Professore ordinario
Istituto di studi italiani, Docente
Maurizio Viroli is Director of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, where he is Professor of Political Communication. He also is Professor of Political Theory within the Department of Politics and associated faculty within the Department of History at Princeton University.
Viroli serves as Senior Research Fellow at the Collegio Carlo Alberto of Moncalieri and has founded and is now the Director of a Master´s program in Civic education established at Asti by Ethica Forum Association of Asti with the support of Professor Robert P. George and the James Madison Program of Princeton University. Finally, he is scientific coordinator of the Academies of Civic Education of the Compagnia San Paolo Foundation.
He holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Bologna and a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute of Firenze. His dissertation, on Rousseau´s political thought, was published with the title Jean Jacques Rousseau and the Well-Ordered Society, Cambridge University Press, 1988.
He taught and conducted researches at the Universities of Cambridge (Clare Hall), Georgetown, United Arab Emirates, Trento, Campobasso, Ferrara and at Institute for Advanced Study of Princeton, Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, European University Insitute of Firenze (Jean Monnet Fellow), Collegio of Milano and Scuola Superiore di Amministrazione dell´Interno
He served as an advisor on cultural activities to the President of the Italian Republic, during the presidency of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1999-2006) and worked for the President of the Camera dei Deputati, during the presidency of Luciano Violante (1996-2001). He also was coordinator of the National Commitee for the Improvement of the Republican Culture, Ministry of Home Office and consultant of ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities). On May 30, 2001 he was appointed Ufficiale dell´Ordine al Merito of the Italian Republic
- L´etica laica di Erminio Juvalta, Franco Angeli, 1988
- From Politics to Reason of State. The Acquisition and Transformation of the Language of Politics (1250-1600), Cambridge University press, 1992
- For Love of Country: an Essay on Patriotism and Nationalism, Clarendon Press, 1995
- Piccole patrie, grande mondo, (with M. C. Nussbaum and G. E. Rusconi, Donzelli, 1995
- Machiavelli, Oxford Universityy press, 1998
- Il sorriso di Niccolò. Storia di Machiavelli, Laterza, 2001 [Eng. Trans. Niccolò´s Smile, Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2000]
- Repubblicanesimo, Laterza, 1999 [Eng. Trans. Republicanism, Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2002]
- Dialogo intorno alla Repubblica, (with N. Bobbio), Laterza, 2001 [Eng. Trans. The Idea of the Republic, Cambridge Polity press, 2003]
- Il Dio di Machiavelli e il problema morale dell´Italia, Laterza, 2006 [Eng. Trans. Machiavelli´s God, Princeton University press, 2010
- How to read Machiavelli, Granda, 2008
- L´Italia dei doveri, Rizzoli, 2008
- Come se Dio ci fosse. Religione e libertà nella storia d´Italia, Einaudi, 2009
- La libertà dei servi, Laterza, 2010
- L´intransigente, Laterza, 2011
Editor of
- Introduction, N. Machiavelli, The Prince, Oxford University press, 2005
- Introduction, G. Mazzini, Opere politiche, UTET, 2005
- Machiavelli and Republicanism, (with G. Bock and Q. Skinner), Cambridge University press, 1990


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A few friends have recently been diagnosed with Celiac Disease, so I have been trying out new gluten-free recipes. I recently went to one's house and wanted to bring over a snack she could enjoy. I decided to make some crackers flavored with Ras el Hanout. Not only are these crackers gluten-free, but the presence of Ras el Hanout means they are loaded with nutritional benefits. With so many spices it is impossible to name all the beneficial properties, but many of these ingredients are great for lowering blood sugar, nourishing the digestive system and preventing inflammation. I also added some nutritional yeast for extra protein, B vitamins and flavor.
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- 1/2 cup sifted gluten-free baking mix of your choice (and extra for dusting)
- 1/4 teaspoon Ras el Hanout (and extra for sprinkling)
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (and extra for sprinkling)
- 2-4 tablespoons water
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Mix all dry ingredients together well. Stir in the olive oil and then add water one tablespoon at a time. You will know that you have added enough water when a smooth dough forms.
Knead the dough until it is pliable and the ingredients are incorporated. Then, roll it into a ball, wrap in plastic and set aside to rest for 15 minutes. Dust your work area and rolling pin well with the flour.
After the dough has rested for 10 minutes, divide it in half, put half on the floured surface, and sprinkle with flour. Roll it out until it is as thin as possible (one time when I made these, I used a pasta roller to make an especially thin cracker). Cut the dough into squares, or use a ravioli press (as I did here) to make a decorative looking cracker. Prick each cracker in the middle with a fork and place on a lined baking sheet.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, watching carefully as these can easily over-bake! Remove from the oven and allow them to cool and become crispy. Sprinkle with optional sea salt and Ras el Hanout. After they have cooled, you can keep them in a sealed container. If they get soft, pop them in a toaster oven for a few minutes until they crisp up again. I served these with fresh cheese and sliced heirloom tomatoes. I think they would be great with a dip like hummus.


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Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) Flannery O'Connor is
Life and Literary Education Mary Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah on March 25, 1925, to Regina Cline and Edward F. O'Connor. She began her education in the city's parochial schools. After the family's move to Milledgeville in 1938, she continued her schooling at the Peabody Laboratory School associated with Georgia State College for Women (GSCW), now Georgia College and State University. When she was fifteen, O'Connor, an only child, lost her father to systemic lupus erythematosus, the disease that would eventually take her own life at age thirty-nine. Devastated by the loss of this close relationship, O'Connor elected to remain in Milledgeville and attend GSCW as a day student in an accelerated three-year program. An avid reader and artist,
In 1945 O'Connor received a scholarship in journalism from the State University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa). In her first term, she decided that journalism was not her metier and sought out Paul Engle, head of the now world-famous Writers' Workshop, to ask if she might enter the master's program in creative writing. Engle agreed, and O'Connor is now numbered among the many fine American writers who are graduates of the Iowa program. While there she got to know several important writers and critics who lectured or taught in the program, among them Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Austin Warren, and Andrew Lytle. Lytle, for many years editor of the Sewanee Review, was one of the earliest admirers of O'Connor's fiction. He later published several of her stories in the Sewanee Review, as well as critical essays on her work. Engle years after declared that O'Connor was so intensely shy and possessed such a nasal southern drawl that he himself read her stories aloud to workshop classes. He also asserted that O'Connor was one of the most gifted writers he had ever taught. Engle was the first to read and comment on the initial drafts of what would become Wise Blood, her first novel, published in 1952. O'Connor's master's thesis was a collection of short stories entitled The Geranium, the title work having already become her first published story (Accent, 1946). Most stories in this collection, however, are the work of an apprentice in search of her own territory and voice; they suggest only faintly the sharp wit, finely honed style, and spiritual scope of O'Connor's mature work. "The Turkey" most genuinely represents the significant connection between language and belief that came to pervade O'Connor's work. This story also reveals her ear for southern dialect and marks one of her first attempts at the literary irony for which she later became famous. Following the completion of her M.F.A. in 1947, O'Connor won the Rinehart-Iowa Fiction Award for a first novel (for her submission of a portion of Wise Blood) and was accepted at Yaddo, an artists' retreat in Saratoga Springs, New York. There she continued to work on the novel and became friends with the poet Robert Lowell. In 1949, after several months at Yaddo and some time in New York City and Milledgeville, O'Connor moved into the garage apartment of Sally and Robert Fitzgerald in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where she boarded for nearly two years. In the Fitzgeralds, O'Connor found devout Catholics who provided her with the balance of solitude and communion necessary to her creativity and her intellectual and spiritual life. This stabilizing and productive time was interrupted in 1950, however, when O'Connor was stricken with lupus, the incurable, autoimmune disease that was then treated only by the use of steroid drugs. O'Connor survived the first life-threatening attack, but she was forced to return to Milledgeville permanently. Remaining in this historic central Georgia town for the rest of her life, from 1951 until 1964, O'Connor lived quietly at Andalusia, the family farm just outside town. In spite of the debilitating effects of the drugs used for treating lupus, O'Connor managed to devote a good part of every day to writing, and she even took a surprising number of trips to lecture and read from her works. A prolific and devoted correspondent, O'Connor stayed in touch with the literary world through letters to the Fitzgeralds,
An early 1964 surgery for a fibroid tumor reactivated O'Connor's lupus, which had been in remission, and her health worsened during the following months. On August 3, 1964, after several days in a coma, she died in the Baldwin County Hospital. She is buried beside her father in Memory Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville. At the time of her death, the Atlanta Journal observed that O'Connor's "deep spirituality qualified her to speak with a forcefulness not often matched in American literature." In 1972 the posthumous collection The Complete Stories received the National Book Award, usually given to a living writer.
The Fiction and Its Concerns O'Connor's first novel, Wise Blood, received mixed reviews. Even some of the strongest commentators on southern literature seemed to be at a loss to describe this dark novel.
The publication of her first short-story collection, A Good Man Is Hard to Find (1955), made O'Connor's Christian vision and darkly comic intent somewhat clearer to readers and allowed them to more easily grasp the intent of her 1960 novel, The Violent Bear It Away. A second collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, published posthumously in 1965, contains some of O'Connor's most popular short fiction, including the title story and "Revelation." The body of O'Connor's work resists conventional description. Although many of her narratives begin in the familiar quotidian world—on a family vacation or in a doctor's waiting room, for example—they are not, finally, realistic and certainly not in the sense of the southern realism of William Faulkner or Erskine Caldwell. Furthermore, although O'Connor's work was written during a time of great social change in the South, those changes—and the relationships among blacks and whites—were not at the center of her fiction. O'Connor made frequent use of violence and shock tactics. She argued that she wrote for an audience who, for all its Sunday piety, did not share her belief in the fall of humanity and its need for redemption. "To the hard of hearing," she explained, "[Christian writers] shout, and for the . . . almost-blind [they] draw large and startling figures"—a statement that has become a succinct and popular explanation of O'Connor's conscious intent as a writer. O'Connor had read Faulkner and Caldwell, as well as Eudora Welty, Caroline Gordon, and Katherine Anne Porter, among southern writers. Faulkner and Porter were strong influences, as were Nathaniel Hawthorne, Joseph Conrad, and the French writers Georges Bernanos and François Mauriac. These last four reinforced O'Connor's emphasis on original sin, guilt, and alienation, especially as she focused on the twentieth-century tendency to find in technology and in the idea of "progress" the panacea to life's ills. Although O'Connor knew that she—like her early model T. S. Eliot—was in the minority in her disdain for the increasing secularism of her time, she refused to back down. Flannery O'Connor was a painstaking and disciplined writer, devoting each morning to her work and making great demands of herself even in her last years as she struggled with lupus. She possessed a keen ear for southern dialect and a fine sense of irony and comic timing; with the combination of these skills, she produced some of the finest comedy in American literature. Like the comedy of Dante, O'Connor's dark humor consciously intends to underscore boldly our common human sinfulness and need for divine grace. Even her characters' names (Tom T. Shiflet, Mary Grace, Joy/Hulga Hopewell, Mrs. Cope) are often ironic clues to their spiritual deficiencies. O'Connor's recurrent characters, from Hazel Motes in Wise Blood to O. E. Parker of "Parker's Back," are spiritually lean and hungry figures who reject mere lip service to Christianity and the bland certainty of rationalism in their pursuit of salvation. These same characters, usually deprived economically, emotionally, or both, inhabit a world in which, in O'Connor's words, "the good is under construction." O'Connor was a Roman Catholic in the Bible Belt South; her fiction, though, is largely concerned with fundamentalist Protestants, many of whom she admired for the integrity of their search for Truth. The publication of her essays and lectures, Mystery and Manners (1969), and the publication ten years later of The Habit of Being confirmed the strong connection between O'Connor's fictional treatment of the search for God and the quest for the holy in her own life. Indeed, her life and work were of a piece. She attained in her brief life what Sally Fitzgerald called (after St. Thomas Aquinas) "the habit of being," which Fitzgerald describes as "an excellence not only of action but of interior disposition and activity" that struggled to reflect the goodness and love of God. In 1992 O'Connor was inducted as an inaugural honoree into Georgia Women of Achievement, and in 2000 she was inducted as a charter member into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. Suggested Reading Jon Lance Bacon, Flannery O'Connor and Cold War Culture (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993). Robert Brinkmeyer, The Art and Vision of Flannery O'Connor (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1989). Jean W. Cash, Flannery O'Connor: A Life (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2002). John Desmond, Risen Sons: Flannery O'Connor's Vision of History (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1987). The Flannery O'Connor Bulletin, vols. 1-26/27(1972-2000), and The Flannery O'Connor Review, vols. 1- (2001- ), Georgia College and State University. Melvin J. Friedman and Beverly Lyon Clark, eds., Critical Essays on Flannery O'Connor (Boston: Hall, 1985). Richard Giannone, Flannery O'Connor: Hermit Novelist (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000). Brad Gooch, Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009). Sarah Gordon, Flannery O'Connor: The Obedient Imagination (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2000). Louise Westling, Sacred Groves and Ravaged Gardens: The Fiction of Eudora Welty, Carson McCullers, and Flannery O'Connor (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1985). Sarah Gordon, Georgia College and State University Updated 3/3/2009 |
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DES MOINES, IOWA -- State Representative Mary Gaskill was elected an assistant leader of the House Democrats Saturday.
Iowa House Democrats have re-elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of Des Moines, as the House Democratic leader.
McCarthy was re-elected to the leadership slot Saturday in a meeting at the State Capitol in Des Moines.
McCarthy says House Democrats are "ready to get to work, grow our economy, and rebuild the middle class from the bottom up."
Democrats also elected four assistant leaders. They are Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, of Des Moines; Rep. Mary Gaskill, of Ottumwa; Rep. Mary Mascher, of Iowa City; and Rep. Mark Smith, of Marshalltown.
House Democrats will gather again in December to plan for the 2013 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 14.
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Things on the home front are pretty mellow. Big Daddy has been working doubles this weekend since J is away. The house is sooooo quiet. I really should take advantage of the peace to read a book or something, but I am in an organizing kind of mode so I am going with that. I have also been doing a lot of writing lately...I am feeling introspective as we face some unforeseen hurdles as a family. I am positive we will get through it, we are a really good team and my sister Meg and brother Scotty plus both sets of our folks have all been amazingly supportive. Thanks for that guys, you have really been there for us. I am also thankful for amazing friends. You guys rock!!
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NEWBERRY — Members of the Newberry County Chamber of Commerce enjoyed food, drinks and entertainment at their annual meeting held Tuesday night at the Newberry Opera House.
The only business was a quick election of new board members. Dr. Holiday The Hilarious Hypnotist provided the entertainment.
Board chairman Jimmie Coggins is rotating off the board this year along with members David Senn and David Fisher while Cathy Cain, Sean Pomeroy and George Routon will start terms on the 12-member board. Each board member serves a four-year term.
Newberry Electric Cooperative CEO Keith Avery is the new chairman of the board.
Also, Kraft Food's Glenda O'Brien resigned from the board due to a job relocation. Her unexpired term will be filled by Joyce Vigus.
Holiday told the crowd that hypnosis combines relaxation and imagining while a person is in a dream-like state. He added that hypnosis gives a person greater freedom, wealth, health and happiness. After telling the audience about his career, Holiday asked for volunteers to come on stage to experience the therapy.


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Early Saturday afternoon, a passerby noticed a white vehicle on a fire road off Highway 38 about three miles north of Angelus Oaks, said Cpl. Randy Naquin, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Department.
The caller reported the vehicle matched the white Buick that Brian David Forrett, 52, was last seen driving when he became involved in a shoot-out with the deputy the day before, authorities said.
Investigators said they were able to confirm the license plate on the white vehicle on the dirt road matched that of the white Buick that Forrett was last seen driving.
Authorities shut down Highway 38 from Jenks Lake Road to Bryant Road near the Mill Creek Ranger Station when they noticed someone in the vehicle, sheriff's deputies said.
Authorities soon determined the adult male in the white vehicle was deceased. The exact manner of his death was not immediately released due to the ongoing investigation, according to Naquin.
Highway 38 was reopened when it was determined there would be no threat to passing motorists.
Forrett is suspected of firing at a female deputy when she attempted to talk to Forrett in the 11900 block of Second Street in Yucaipa late Friday morning, authorities said.
Forrett allegedly pulled out a firearm and began shooting at the deputy and she returned fire.
Forrett jumped into a white Buick, backed into the deputy's patrol vehicle and sped off, deputies said.
The deputy was not struck in the gun battle.
Friday night and into Saturday morning, the California Highway Patrol issued a "Blue Alert" for Forrett.
A description of his vehicle and license plate number flashed on freeway signs. The alert was called off Saturday after the white vehicle and dead man were found off Highway 38, officials said.
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Introducing Garlin Gilchrist II
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011State of the Re:Union would like to welcome our newest contributor to SOTRU, Garlin Gilchrist II. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Garlin created Detroit Diaspora, an active Detroit community network of people looking to stay connected. As a National Campaign Director for MoveOn.org, he currently resides in Washington D.C. with his beautiful wife, Ellen.
After graduating with degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan, he became a Software Engineer at Microsoft. By day, Garlin helped build SharePoint into the fastest growth product in the company's history. On his personal time, Garlin sought out opportunities to connect his technical skills with community building efforts across the country.
This led to Garlin's co-founding The SuperSpade: Black Thought at the Highest Level, a leading Black political blog. He served as Social Media Manager for the 2008 Obama campaign in Washington, and then became Director of New Media at the Center for Community Change.
Today Garlin works at the crossroads of traditional political organizing and online activism. He speaks before diverse audiences on empowerment in revolutionary new organizing spaces, increasing civic engagement & participation though emerging technologies and protecting civil rights in the age of the Internet.
Now, as the latest contributor to our website, Garlin lends his experience and sage advice, helping SOTRU continue engaging with and connecting community. Look for his first post next Wednesday.


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SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — Country music star Randy Travis is expected to enter a guilty plea this week in a drunken-driving case in North Texas, where he was arrested over the summer naked after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am.
Details of the plea agreement will be released following Travis' court appearance Thursday in Sherman, Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown said Monday. He said the singer will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge that is punishable by up to two years in jail and a $4,000 fine.
His defense attorney, John Nix, said a sentence of probation is expected and that Travis is "looking forward to putting this behind him and moving on."
Authorities have said a Trans Am registered to the 53-year-old singer veered off a roadway near Tioga, a town about 60 miles north of Dallas where the entertainer lives, and struck several barricades in a construction zone the night of Aug. 7. Investigators said Travis was found naked and combative at the scene, and his blood-alcohol level was more than 0.15. The legal limit for driving is 0.08.
He walked out of jail the next morning wearing scrubs, no shoes and a University of Texas baseball cap.
Travis also had faced a charge of retaliation for allegedly threatening officers, but that charge is no longer on file with the court.
Travis' lawyers have previously said the singer has a great deal of respect for law enforcement and has stopped drinking alcohol.
The August accident was among a string of recent run-ins with the law for Travis.
Police in suburban Dallas cited Travis following an Aug. 23 incident in a church parking lot in which he allegedly intervened in an argument involving a woman he knows and her estranged husband. Nobody was hurt. He pleaded not guilty to simple assault in that matter and has a jury trial scheduled for March.
Travis also was arrested last February in Denton County, northwest of Dallas, for public intoxication. That case is no longer on file with the county court and appears to have been dismissed.
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Who Are You Calling Fat? Everybody, Apparently
A study warns that Wisconsin is on track to have more than half its residents defined as obese in 2030.
A new study claims Wisconsin is heading for a 56 percent adult obesity rate in 2030 — more than double the 2012 rate, and about four times the 1991 rate.
- What factor is most to blame for our booming obesity rate? Poor diet or sedentary lifestyle? Vote in our poll and debate in the comments.
You can read more details from the exhaustive report, titled F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012 and produced jointly by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Some key takeaways:
- Wisconsin is 27th of the 50 states, with 27.7 percent of adults labeled obese
- Mississippi tops the list at 34.9 percent
- Colorado is the least obese state at 20.9 percent
- In 2030, Wisconsin is projected to be 26th, with 56.3 percent of adults labeled obese
- Obese is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30
In addition to the grim statistics for obesity and related health problems, the study suggests that a 5 percent reduction in Wisconsin residents' BMI over the next 20 years could save $11 billion in health care costs.
By no coincidence, the report was released to the public the morning of National Cheeseburger Day.
H.E. Pennypacker
9:26 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Obese is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30, this is complete BS, we are all different and to claim that someone's BMI is 30% is insulting and degrading. More big government telling us how to live.
Johnny Paycheck
10:34 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
That is a very typical response from the obese and is part of the problem. Rather than accept the medical definition and do something about it you would rather rewrite the definition of obese... 30 years ago almost nobody had a BMI over 30%.
H.E. Pennypacker
10:41 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I happen to be 6'4'' and weigh 240 pounds. According to the Fat Police, my BMI is almost 30%, yet I am not obese, I happen to be a big guy with a lot of muscle who exercises daily and can run 5k. According to the charts I should be 190 pounds, which is probably what the Fat Police want...more weakling, sissified males.
Johnny Paycheck
10:57 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Almost anyone can run 5k, that is only a couple of miles... If your BMI is approaching 30 then there is a lot more on your frame than muscle. I have been weight training my whole life and my BMI has never been greater than 25... Granted the gym is full of fat guys who tell themselves that it's all muscle.
H.E. Pennypacker
11:10 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Johnny that is certainly your choice to be a wussified, sissified, effeminate metrosexual.
H.E. Pennypacker
11:29 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Hey Johnny, tell that to my grandfather who is pushing 95 years old who has a similiar frame as me, he still drives to Florida and has a part time job!
Johnny Paycheck
11:29 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
@ H.E. Pennypacker. If you think that having a BMI > 30 is what makes you manly and macho that is fine-- there is nobody telling you that you can't be fat if you want to. They're just saying that it's not healthy. In Japan society actually admires that kind of largesse in their Sumo wrestlers... Perhaps you have come to the wrong country?
@ Taoist Crocodile - you may be right about the Pennypacker. I was thinking the same thing.
H.E. Pennypacker
11:37 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Glad to see that two skinny jean wearing metrosexuals have met on the Patch. Maybe Tao and Johnny should get a room?
Johnny Paycheck
11:50 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
@ Hennypacker, if your grandma is still alive at age 95 with a BMI > 30 then she's alive in spite of it, not because of it...
I thought you just said BMI should not apply to you because you're 240lbs of solid muscle... It's hard to believe that could be the case if your now saying you have a similar frame to your 95 yr old grandma.
Johnny Paycheck
12:00 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
@Pennypacker, It's amusing that you've taken to insulting the bodies of other people for their non-obesity... Ever hear the story of the fox and the grapes?
If you would just clean up your diet and pare down some of that excess baggage you would probably feel a lot better about yourself.
H.E. Pennypacker
1:08 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Johnny, it is my grandfather, not my grandmother. and yes, he is 6'4''ish and over 240 pounds.
Ima Hippee
6:28 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Johnny Paycheck - "Almost anyone can run a 5K." Easy there Perseus.
Don Q
8:46 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I am 6'3" and 235 pounds. This makes me obese. In order to hit the middle of the BMI health range (21.7 BMI) I would need to lower my weight to 172 pounds. I weighed 172 as a junior in high school and my nick name was "stick boy". If this is the new government norm, I'll pass.
H.E. Pennypacker
8:50 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I agree Don. But the pansy skinny jean wearing liberal males think we are fat.
9:46 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Obesity is obviously a more complex issue than sheer BMI. The focus should be placed on fitness as a way to regulate weight and stress. This doesn't mean we should all join a gym; rather, most people would benefit from walking or biking to places instead of driving short distances and generally choosing to skip convenience when an alternate, more physical method is available. The less one moves, the less one wants to move. Being physically capable is its own reward versus having no energy and either needing others' help or excluding activities from one's life.
H.E. Pennypacker
10:07 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
How is this any of your business? Are we going to have Fat Police running around the state now?
Johnny Paycheck
10:39 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Anyone with a BMI over 30 is NOT fit. Yes it's true, millions of fat people despise the BMI measurement of obesity-- but they would despise any other measurement as well so long as it tells them that they are grossly overweight...
Ima Hippee
6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Johnny - "Anyone with a BMI over 30 is NOT fit." Tell that to an NFL defensive lineman..
Johnny Paycheck
8:12 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
@IMA Hippiee, since you mentioned it, offensive and defensive linemen in the NFL have a 52% greater risk of dying from heart disease than the general population.
"Clearly the increased body size typical of these positions is contributing to this substantial risk"
"Players in the largest body size category, 64% of all linemen, had a 6 times greater risk of heart disease than other football players"
Ima Hippee
6:52 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Johnny P - you said "Anyone with a BMI over 30 is NOT fit." Then you cited some statistical drivel from the CDC. Are these football players NOT fit?
Johnny Paycheck
10:01 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
@Ima Hippee, why do you consider information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) drivel? If they don't know what they're talking about then why don't you just do the opposite of whatever they recommend for a healthy life and see how that works out for you? Or perhaps you already are, in which case I'd be glad that the insurance company charges you more to account for what your self inflicted diseases are costing us.
Yes my opinion is that a man who weigh 300lbs+ is not healthy, even if they are strong enough to pummel someone and able to run for short distances. "Fit" to me would include being healthy enough to have an average or better life expectancy. The human heart and other organs have never evolved to deal with that kind of body mass for long or cope with the 4,000+ calorie per day diet that it takes to maintain it.
Matthew Schroeder
10:28 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The Fat Police will be filled with all sorts of folks who lost their jobs as Mattress Police, looking for people removing those tags ... seriously, I don't see this as Big Government telling us how to live. It's information you can decide to use or not. I'm sure obesity and BMI could be more complex than just a number, but the number gives you a point of reference for doing research. Do you buy the notion that we're getting fatter as a state and nation? I think personally diet is a huge problem — massive portions, mega-grande lattes, too much eating out, stress eating etc. (and I'm guilty on some of this). Also, I think diet soda will turn out to be one of the worst things you can ingest in the interest of health.
Bob McBride
10:54 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I think you can pretty much count on there being "Fat Police" in the future - in the form of those who determine health insurance costs (think insurance pools). It's already being done on a corporate level. If you've ever been encouraged (sometimes with the promise of a gift card) to participate in a company wide "health fair" where your blood pressure and weight are recorded and you're asked to fill out a questionnaire (either self-guided or via interview) and did so, you've already contributed to the policing effort.
11:40 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
BMI might be a fairer way of determining health insurance premiums than age. I'm a little tired of having my risk potential skewed by heart attacks waiting to happen like Pennypacker and his 'fit' 30.
10:39 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
While diet soda may be far from healthy, I would disagree and point the finger at regular soda as one of the worse things in the interest of health (and type II diabetes). It's pure liquified sugar, no work is involved for your body to spike your glucose levels with this and a steady diet of it can work to cripple your bodys own means of producing insulin to deal with it. As for the causes of obesity rates rising, I think it's a combination of both factors that you list, plus the fact that the government has steadily lowered the bar for what is considered obese. The medical profession has also steadily lowered the bar for what is considered "normal" cholesterol and BP over the decades. All in the effort to have more and more of us taking wonderful statins. Well...just this year it turns out that a number of those statins contribute to weight gain and higher blood glucose...so there isn't an easy answer to what has caused the "spike" or whether or not the spike isn't an artificially inflated number.
1:23 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I recently heard on tv that adding a glass of soda to your diet before bedtime will gift you an extra 24 lbs. in a year. However, it's the additives--lactose, high fructose corn syrup, etc., that render a once-healthy diet so inadequate today.
James R Hoffa
2:18 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
@Bren -
This is admittedly off topic, but I'm guessing that you're a Mary Fahl / October Project fan, yes?
3:54 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I don't know what that is! But Bowie's costuming is, as always, perfect. ; )
10:44 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
There should have been a "both" option for the poll. Current society forces us into poor diet with the addition of high fructose corn syrup into just about everything, plus the oversupply of highly processed foods with a long shelf life. Anything fresh is highly perishable and accordingly expensive.
Our jobs keep us tethered at desks. Some buildings lock their stairwells out of safety concerns. Exercise has turned into a leisure activity, with less and less leisure to be had between work and family obligations.
BMI is not a good indicator. An article I read gives a list of some reasonably fit celebrities whose BMI exceeds 25, which is the criterion for being 'overweight'. Harrison Ford is fat? I don't think so.
Jay Sykes
11:57 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Those with a BMI of 30 or more have healthcare costs that are, on average, 35% higher than those with a BMI under 25. I agree with Randy, that not all in the 25<BMI<30 range are truly 'overweight' and unduly contribute to higher healthcare costs. That is not the case for those in the BMI>30 category. The BMI>35 cohort has costs that run 45% higher than the BMI<25 cohort.
We need to ask of those with a BMI>30 for higher insurance premiums, to pay for their elective burdening on our healthcare system.
Jason J
12:23 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Muscle can play a part in weight. I agree with Jay here over 30 pay more and have it go up as your BMI goes up. As someone who falls just above the 25 point at 6ft 190lb I agree.
There should also be a bit of a better test for the medical communitiy rather than a one size fits all combination.
Body type and amount of muscle should play into it. Not that I think the 5ft 4in 340lbs will be able to skew their numbers to fit to the under 30 range.
12:23 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Can we as a society charge the Sandra Flukes more because of their promiscuous lifestyles?
12:37 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I guess the moderators didn't catch this troll account for deletion. I have a pretty good idea of who you are, and I want you to stop it right now.
All you're proving, troll, is that you have nothing in the way of intelligence to add to a discussion, just insults and imitating other people to say something stupid to embarrass them. Be a man and use one of your many other names to make your point.
H.E. Pennypacker
1:07 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Good point. If BMI is an issue in the procurement of health insurance, issues like promiscuity, drug/alcohol use should also be considered since they place people in a high risk catagory. Sandra Fluke and her lifestyle should be actuarially figured into the equation as well.
3:06 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
You sure seem to be obsessed with Sandra Fluke and know a lot about her lifestyle. Unless you've slept with her yourself, which I really doubt, you're pulling it out of thin air.
Patricia Sobczyk
12:30 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I think with the number of people that are out of work or in very low paying jobs right now is a huge factor. Crap food is cheap and is loaded with comfort and easy to acquire. This issue did not happen all by itself and it won't be solved by name calling and testosterone spikes. I have used a wheelchair for over 40 years and I am obese. I have worked close to 35 of those 40 years and for the last 5 years of my employment as my disability worsened, out of pain and fatigue, I turned to fast food. Now I am trying to eat healthier (fresh vegies and fruits) and organic. The weight is coming off slowly though I succumb to comfort food from time to time. So my point is that it is not just a matter of overeating or exercise. There is an entire culture that needs to be addressed. Education about what is in food (there are chemicals that are added that cause overeating); education about what to eat and how much (all of that has become distorted); opportunity to get healthy foods less expensively (I help out at a local farm to get fresh produce in exchange); MOST IMPORTANTLY COMPASSION. For some people it is just not as easy as just doing it. I had a drinking problem that I worked through with the help of compassion over 25 years ago, I smoked heavily until about 15 years ago and was able to quit with help. With compassion I am loosing weight!
12:38 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I have a very light frame and my BMI always looked small as a result. Even when I was obese many years ago, and suffered all the health side effects of obesity, I did not have a high BMI because little muscle and thin bones cancel out extra fat in the calculation.
My brother who was a powerlifting champion, and any body-building types in general, score high on BMI because muscle weights a lot more. It also burns a lot more calories, so these guys tend to have high BMI and measure very low percent body fat at the same time.
As to diet and exercise, I'd have to say it's nearly all sedentary lifestyle to blame. Going from doing 8-10 hours of physical work per day to sitting in a vehicle and sitting at a desk for all those hours instead makes it almost impossible to burn as many calories as your body was designed to consume per day. Are you really going to tell me that with the huge emphasis we have now on fruit, veggies, whole grains, and low calories alternatives, that the average diet today is much worse than in the 90's? But one thing that has taken off since then is computer and mobile device use, which is almost always a sedentary activity.
Heather in Caledonia
12:54 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I personally think the huge portions of things are a big contributor. As I've gotten old and my metabolism has slowed, I've had to cut back on how much I eat and going to a restaurant is almost like eating 2 meals in one! I'm only in my 30's, so I (hopefully!) have many years ahead to continue decreasing my intake.
My BMI is just over 22, but I know my fitness level is not where it should be. I exercise, but I just don't have the time to spend biking, walking and moving around as much as I should. Most people I know have jobs that require them to sit or stand for a long period of time during the day and have so much else to do in the evenings that exercise goes to the wayside. In short, I vote for both.
As for Fat Police, it's just fine with me that studies are carried out by the gov't and the results are shared with the public. It's also fine with me if insurance companies charged more for those less "in shape" than others. Of course, how to define if someone is "in shape?" Good question. My car and life insurance companies charge less if I meet certain criteria - why can't my health insurance?
H.E. Pennypacker
1:23 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Heather if you are promiscuous like Sandra Fluke, can health insurance companies charge more due to your higher exposure of being exposed to many deadly STDs?
Heather in Caledonia
2:02 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Pennypacker, Ummm... how would my insurance company know I was promiscuous? I really can't see someone from the company checking that out. Just like they take it on someone's word that they don't smoke. Medical records can record resting heart rate, BMI, body fat content, etc. If someone's occupation as a "call girl" put them more at risk, I suppose that could be a risk factor to include in pricing her payments per month. Although, that could be offset by her otherwise being in good shape. Just a thought.
H.E. Pennypacker
2:10 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Heather, they would know in the same manner as insurance companies and life insurance companies know whether you are a smoker. A simple underwriting questionnaire would suffice, plus prior medical records indicating health status. If you lied, these coverages would be lasered out, just as if you lied that you were a nonsmoker.
Johnny Paycheck
2:20 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Pennypacker, just lose some weight and stop rationalizing. If your BMI is over 30 then you've been eating twice as much as everybody else and not healthy.
H.E. Pennypacker
2:59 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Johnny my BMI appears to be about 28 or so, so I am not obese or fat. Go ahead and continue to wear skinny jeans and eat your salad.
Johnny Paycheck
3:23 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Pennypacker a man does not need to subside on salads... nor does he need 4,000+ calories per day either.
Steve ®
1:45 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Michelle Obama knows better than any dietitian, listen to your queen. Our children are starving in school because of her but it's for the greater good.
5:58 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
So glad I'm out of school, but then again, back in my days at MFHS, Burger King was across the street, and I was there.
Steve ®
6:51 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Michelle would be so upset with you! Drop and give me 20, write her an apology card, donate to her husband and enter to win dinner with Barrack. Airfare is on them
8:53 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Actually Steve I'm sending them an anniversary card for their 20th instead, including one of those $1 McBucks evil people would hand out at trick-o-treat.
Steve ®
9:48 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Include a coupon for Marlboro's, president would love you
1:59 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The food manufacturing industry and supposed health experts are to blame. It's not the cheese, beer and brats that is making us sick and is going to kill us, it's what is in the food that will. Try to find a food anymore that doesn't either have added sweeteners or some sort of added wheat that our body turns to sugar. They add sugar to low fat and diet foods to compensate for the lack of flavor because they removed the fat. Same goes for Soy which is in almost everything. Then there are those preservatives that reek havoc on your immune system. And it you research many of those ingredients you will find they are petroleum based.
3:18 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Well I don't think health experts are to blame.
Why so many additives? To prolong storage time, because fillers extend actual product, increasing profit, etc.
Consider this: federal funds subsidize more "junk food" products than healthy ones: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Farm-Bill-Study-Junk-Food-Crops-Get-the-Bulk-of-Federal-Subsidies-163793956.html
Sugar additives, high fructose corn syrup, lactose, etc. And the fillers: soy, wheat gluten, etc. Sodium even in sweet foods. Sugar products in savory foods (e.g., McDonalds' sugared hamburger buns). The sugars and the salts cover the flavor of the soy, corn, wheat gluten, lactose, and chemical cocktails in so many prepared foods today. Additives such as preservatives, flavor enhancers, etc., add chemicals and calories to our bodies that people didn't have to deal with years back.
Better living through science: technological advances that enhance the appearance of foods, preserve, etc., are often at the expense of taste. Anyone peel an orange only to find 1/3" of rind and a tangerine-size piece of fruit inside? Better living through science. Large, elongated grapes? Same story. Genetically altered.
Today's grocery shopper has a much harder time balancing convenience and good health.
4:36 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The fox in the chicken coop. Obama appointed former Monsanto VP and head lobbyist Michael Taylor as Deputy Commissioner for the FDA.
patchreader 123
6:03 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
You're both correct - both the food industry and the government are to blame. Is it not ironic that the government artificially drives up the cost of domestic natural sugar with tariffs to protect the U.S. sugar industry, and thereafter subsidizes corn growers who fill the market void with low-cost sweeteners such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)?
Is it not beyond coincidence that the lobbying/campaign spending of both the sugar and corn industries has drastically increased between 1990 and 2010, presumably to protect such tariffs and subsidies? And yes, Archer Daniels Midland is, predictably enough, a big supporter of sugar tariffs.
Thus, the government's involvement in the U.S.'s "obesity epidemic" is entirely circular - manipulating the free market of the U.S., with the effect of flooding the food industry with HFCS's, and thereafter promoting "food police" programs to control obesity.
The poll presented in the above article obviously needs more choices to be truly factual.
Geri LeBoeuf Peterson
6:17 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Over the past 40 years Monsanto and other big chemical companies have been creating GMO (genetically modified organism) seed for farmers. The food manufacturs are making a huge profit on the GMO wheat that is grown now. It has a high glycemic index, and high gluten content. Causing insulin spikes which is known to make us store fat in our bodies. Do your research. There is a cardologist in Milwaukee who wrote a book about it. Google "Wheat Belly" and see what you find. It's about profits for the big food manufacturers. Not health of our nation. There is no profit to be made if people start becoming healthy.
James R Hoffa
6:22 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
@patchreader 123 -
I'm surprised that you don't frequently comment on the legal stories, such as the recent decision by Judge Colas on provisions of Act 10 - especially considering your background ;-)
patchreader 123
6:58 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I tend to read more than comment lately. The bi-partisan rhetoric of these boards has been repeated ad nauseam - the same arguments made by the same people.
Frankly, with all due respect, I don't see any point in participating in a discussion that will readily digress into political stone throwing and one-upsmanship. Sorry.
Heather in Caledonia
8:45 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
patchreader, I agree with your remark about comments on The Patch recently. I stopped commenting and reading most of the Journal Times comments because they were so partisan and angry. The Patch was better for awhile, but I've noticed a lot name-calling and snide remarks, but very little discussion. Pity. It's getting to the point I'm avoiding reading comments on here now because it's usually pointless.
James R Hoffa
11:12 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
@patchreader 123 -
Hoffa hears you! However, Hoffa suggests that the reason behind this lies primarily in the fact that we've basically been discussing the same issues for the last two years. The policy discussions can only be made so many times before you run out of original contributions, thus the partisan stone-throwing begins.
Personally, Hoffa would love to hear your thoughts as to Colas' recent decision on Act 10 from a professional standpoint, if you believe it will be upheld or overturned upon appeal, and why you reached the conclusion that you do. Geoff Tolley and Hoffa actually have a pretty good substantive discussion going over on the collective bargaining board here:
Hoffa would love to see you join the legal discussion!
St. Swithin
3:05 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I wish everyone would quit using BMI as an indicator of obesity. BMI is a simple ratio that does not work for many body types. It is especially skewed for those at the ends of the height scale - short and tall. The military does a better job of determining if you are overweight. They use weight and height, but also take body measurements - neck and waist for men, neck, chest and hips for women.
BMI is a poor standard and should not be used for anything serious.
10:44 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Agreed... measuring body fat percentage is far more accurate and fair than using BMI. And I certainly don't want that used if my insurance company decides to penalize people with higher BMIs. My measurements do not warrant a tag of overweight/obese, but BMI certainly does... so as an athlete with a more muscular build, I would be penalized.
Walter Leininger
6:34 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
If you want the cold hard truth, its a combo of food like products and change in life style ( less physical activity ). The way we get our food has changed more in the last 50 years than in the last 10,000 years. What they put in food to make it taste good, have a long shelve life and cost the manufacturer the least amount of money makes a profit for the supermarkets and makers of the FLP (food like product). You combine this with the relatively new life style of cubical offices and lack of physical activity (compared to farmers and factory workers) you start to see the trend in increasing waste lines. But all that extra stuff is "OKAY" that they put in the FLP says studies that are made public - studies that are funded by the manufacturers of these products. Look up MSG induced obesity - its in many many products as a flavor enhancer and goes by many different names. This is the stuff they feed to mice when they want to do an obesity study, they feed this to the mice to make them fat because mice are not fat by nature. HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) is actually a poison by definition because of how the body reacts to it. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM If you want to know why the high rate of diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease, hypertension and impotence in the last 20+ years - its not in your genes its what you eat, what you drink and what they make you think. Food Inc. Hungry for Change, Food Matters, Forks over Knifes, China Study.
Walter Leininger
7:12 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Seriously, if you don't know what it is on the ingredient label you think your body knows how to digest it? If it's made in a lab then it needs a lab to digest. When you introduce an item into your body that it has no idea what it is your liver filters it, then stores it as fat. HFCS is a good example of this, it doesn't occur in nature, it was invented in 1978 as a sugar substitute. HFCS is in a lot of products such as bread, soda, ketchup and many many more - look for it. E-coli O157:H7 never existed on the planet until people started to feed cows somethings they are not evolved to digest - corn. Chickens are fed antibiotics and chemicals to get them to grow faster, when you grandparents had chicken for dinner it took 78 days for that bird to mature, now only 38 days to get to the same weight. Cows given hormones to produce milk at rates unnatural to that species - enough that the average factory milk cow lives about 4 years compared to the 25 years they should live. Cows are the worlds largest ocean predator - they consume about 90% of all small fish that are caught. These fish are ground up for feed for factory farm animals. Milk does a body good? Bunch of BS...second highest producers of milk in the world yet the hip fracture rate increases, osteoporosis increases and now you need a calcium tablet? Milk actually causes bone loss - power of ad campaigns - part of the "what you think" or rather "What they want you to think" Look up type 1 diabetes and milk.
Johnny Paycheck
8:34 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
2 words for good health: paleolithic diet
8:55 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I'm looking forward to bankrupting this country over all your pounds of fat. Thanks Obamacare.
12:54 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, obese women are faced with both employment and salary discrimination, when compared with their slimmer colleagues. Sadly, African Americans are not only having a tough time finding jobs, but the problem of obesity is particularly acute among Black women. Four in five African-American women are overweight (there is where your tax money funneled to ObamaCare will go), heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure...ect. As for those of any race who are obese, I have a suggestion: Go on a diet. As Howard Stern wrote about 20 years ago, "There's a reason why someone looks like this, and ain't glands, man.
Johnny Paycheck
11:24 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
For insurance purposes the BMI is a good indicator of risk. It doesn't matter what percentage of muscle you have, if your BMI is over 30 then you have a hugely greater risk of heart disease. Professional bodybuilders and NFL linemen are all afflicted with a much higher rate of heart disease than the general population.


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Veterans, community, faculty and students packed the auditorium for Brandywine Heights Area School Districts13th annual Veterans Day Program and Luncheon Nov. 9.
The middle school halls were decorated with posters and patriotic displays and the veterans were invited to speak to the classes prior to the assembly. The BHHS Fife and Drum Corps began the program with Assembly Call and Salute to the Colors. Taps was played in honor of veterans who passed. Music and readings were performed and awards were presented.
Today were here to present to you, our individual and our collective talents as gifts to all you veterans. Gifts of deep appreciation, sincere thanks, and true understanding of the many liberties that were offered because of your sacrifices and dedicated service to our country, said Dr. Kathy Johnson, middle school principal.
Our wish is that through our efforts and our preparations for this ceremony, this celebration, is that you actually know and feel and understand how significant and enduring your sacrifices affect all of us not just today, but every day, said Johnson.
Each year Brandywine recognizes an individual or group for their outstanding service to the community and this year Senator Judy Schwank presented Roy F. Gehris with the Patriot Award.
According to Schwank, Gehris joined the Marines right after graduation in 1960. Having served in a number of locations including Japan, Gehris was sent to Vietnam where he served as an aircraft mechanic with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron. He worked on Phantom Jets.
After his service, Gehris continued to serve the community as a Boy Scout leader for Troop 132, Bowers, and then as part of the commissioners staff. He is currently in charge of training for the district. He is the adjutant for the Topton American Legion as well as a member of the Honor Guard and its treasurer. He was the past president of the Berks County Genealogical Society and volunteers at the Genealogical Library of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center in Kutztown. He also serves in the Bowers Lions Club and is the Union Cemetery Treasurer for his church.
Oh, by the way, in his spare time he is the webmaster of his squadrons website. Are you getting tired? asked Schwank as she continued to list his achievements.
In family tradition, his son, Major Scott Gehris, Marines, was chosen for Lieutenant-Colonel. Scott has served for 17 years and is presently stationed in Afghanistan.
I had a lot of people that were influential and I thank all of them along with the people at the legion right now, said Roy Gehris. Boy Scouts is another thing Ive been involved in. I was a Boy Scout as a youth. I was a Boy Scout leader and took a troop to Philmont. You spend 10 days out on the trail and its really impressive for a lot of youth to go through that; it was impressive for me to go through that. I still believe Boy Scouts is a great program.
During the assembly, winners for the American Legion Americanism Essay Contest were announced. Fourth through eighth grade students had to answer the theme for this year, What Freedom Do I Enjoy Most? Students could also enter the poster contest with the same theme.
Were doing this to honor our veterans and also to promote patriotism within our student body, said Tess Woloszanski, BHASD Veterans Day Coordinator.
The seventh and eighth grade bands performed Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams as a video played honoring all who have served throughout our nations history. Painted scenes from the American Revolution through black and white photos of the Civil War and up to current times showed men and women serving their country and memorials dedicated to those who passed.
Footage of a landing ship off the shores of Normandy on D-Day seemed to resonate with a veteran in particular. Although he was thin and elderly, he sat straight and strong in his Navy uniform. After the program, he began to talk about his most memorable experience; his eyes filled with tears.
We were asleep, just about in on the beach, and the ship goes up in the air and we thought we were going under. We couldnt find our way topside, said 89 year old George Breunig, a WWII veteran.
Breunig served in the U.S. Navy as a petty officer second class gunners mate. He said this is equivalent to a sergeant in the army. The landing ship he served on was an LST981; it held 100 sailors. As it approached the Normandy Shore, it hit an underwater mine. Breunig said they lay out in the channel for a week before they were towed into drydock and that there were three LSTs.
I dont know if you ever heard of a buzz bomb; its 2,000 pounds of TNT. 12:30 at night, the buzz bomb come over and hit the center LST; killed the whole crew, Breunig stopped and looked away. He had not only served in the Normandy invasion, but in Okinawa as well.
According to militaryhistory.about.com, a buzz bomb was an inexpensive flying bomb with a range of about 150 miles. Developed by the Luftwaffe in 1942, it was guided by gyroscopes, a magnetic compass and a barometric altimeter. A vane anemometer was used to locate its target and set the bomb off.
The Black Watch performed Salute the U.S. Forces in recognition of veterans and BHHS graduates presently serving or recently served. Chris Unis, eighth grade, presented the poem, Freedom in America, by Joanna Fuchs and another poem by Fuchs, The Nobel and the Brave: A Veterans Day Tribute, was presented by Paige Fenstermacher, eighth grade. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade chorus, directed by Nancy Chmielewski, performed, American Anthem, Scheer, arranged by Purifoy. Faculty member, Audrey Tucker, sang the patriotic song, Before You Go, by Sam Bierstock. Nicole Konyak, computer instructor, arranged a power point presentation dedicated to Carl Fritch, a veteran of WWII and Korea.
Fritch, who had earned the Bronze Star during the Battle of the Bulge, recently lost the battle to cancer. He was well known for his attendance of the middle school program every year and as a tireless leader of the Topton Legion Honor Guard.
As a fellow veteran serving eight years in Infantry Unit National Guard and being deployed, I realize how those memories and the experiences in the military can change you. Those experiences are also what create an immediate bond when you meet a stranger and find out theyre a veteran. Ive always said serving in the military is an honor that can never be taken away from you, said Andrew Pottiger, assistant superintendent in his closing remarks.


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Welcome to the new and improved KidRock.com! We would love to hear from you about the new website and see what you like and don't like. Our goal is to keep improving the site and make this the best community it can be for Kid Rock fans. If you have any ideas, drop us a comment here and let us know!
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Welcome to the new and improved KidRock.com! We would love to hear from you about the new website and see what you like and don't like. Our goal is to keep improving the site and make this the best community it can be for Kid Rock fans. If you have any ideas, drop us a comment here and let us know!
Rock on,
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PS: For those confused by the move to the new site, check out the frequently asked questions section.
UPDATE: We'd really like to limit this thread to specific feedback as stated above. For concert reviews and other things related or not related to Kid Rock we ask you head on over to the main discussion thread and use one of the existing threads or start a new one.
He will probably play Atlanta when the weather warms up. Last tour we saw him in Atlanta and Charlotte in the summertime. Maybe the inside venues in Atlanta and his tour schedule didn't line up. Hope he comes back through again... going to Greenville, SC and Knoxville, Tn anyway and just got back from the 2 shows in Hollywood. Both were awesome!
WallyBarber was my stage name did some stand-up comedy. My real name is D.J. Spearman...WTF?..have two websites. Battled Cancer for two years. Was always a Kid Rock fan! I am now Certified from Madonna U. for Addiction Studies. Save kids from Heroin...BORN IN DETROIT! Things just were not funny anymore..Go KID!
Can anyone post when Kid Rock will be preforming in Atlanta, GA. Last year I saw him in Atlanta in March. Awesome show!! Can't wait to see him again this year!! PLEASE HELP.
Dec 31, my first Kid Rock show ever! OVER THE TOP, what a great way to start my 50th year of life. The only drag was I couldnt get the cookies to him that I brought as a gift to the show. Thanks Kid Rock for the reminder of my rockin roll spirit that I thought I lost long ago!!! AWESOME SHOW!!!!! and thanks to Kristin who turned me on to Kid Rock just last winter!!
I love Kid Rock's music. My friend and I attended a concert that he did at Bamajam and his concert was the main reason that I went to the three day event. I love how he recognizes the fans and those in the military and puts his money where his mouth is. As a veteran and a single mom, I think he gives hope and inspiration to those of us who struggle with things of every day life. I have 3 of his cds in my cd changer in my car and usually listen to at least one of them every day during my commute to work. I am hoping to see scheduled concert dates again for Bamajam in Alabama. Please keep the music coming and all of those negative critics (who seem to have nothing better to do than create a negative press releases) have obviously not gotten from a concert what your fans have gotten. The one concert I have gone to, it was an awesome performance, well worth the money and I would go again.
Please keep rocking and do what you do and let the world see the talent you were given in being able to create a wide diversity of music.
(Just as a side note, on the site where login information is required for new users, it is hard to read the information on the black background)
Happy New Year and much love! Screw what others say about you and keep on being you! Thank you with all my heart for all you do for the people here in Clarkston. I live a few miles from you and have lived here all my life. I graduated from Clarkston High, and saw many a show at Pine Knob back in the day, including lots of The JGiels Band! Been wanting to say thanks for a long time, keep on producing all the excellent music. We love you! Rob Ferdon, Clarkston.
Happy New Year my friend Rob Ritchie!! So looking forward to seeing you again in Michigan. The only show last year I had a chance to go to only one show at the Detroit Symphany. You rocked the house. Hope next year brings you lots of love and happiness and peace!!
Howdy. Just want you to know that I can't afford concert tickets any more. The last concert, that I have been to, was the Rolling Stones in November, 1981, in the Astrodome, I only paid $27.50. I am on disability so...~~~ Anyways I love your music. I wish I could go to see you, But I'd rather want you to become an active supporter of 'The Make A Wish Foundation', and let some precious children go in my stead. Again I love you (as a friend. I don't roll that way. lol.) May your success be for the betterment of mankind, and your music touch the hearts of all. Happy New Year! Peace and God bless you.
Happy New Year to Kid Rock and The Twisted Brown Trucker Band and all of your families! Keep safe, party down and have the time of your life while we enter into the year of 2013!
Happy New Years. May your years bring lots of smiles and no tears. Gotta love the poetry.
Topspin, could you pls answer the question in this thread?
I'll third the Topspin kudo to Michelle. She's all over the place and working her butt off, and I sure appreciate it, especially with folks having trouble with presales.
Just got my Christmas gift from my brother and his wife to the show at Intrust arena bank in Wichita, Kansas on February the 10 on a Sunday.
Wow.. What impressive support I received from Nichole ST.. Jean..I have been a KRC member for years and when I found about the tour coming to Columbus i iimmediately researched how to get tickets. My membership had expired so I renewed it but then I did not have a code. It was confusing and I had 12 hours to figure it out. Then i read i had to wait a week to get a code. to say the least i was very dissapointed so i submitted a support request and immediately got a response. Still confused about the code, redeeming it and using it to get my tickets which was hard to figure out. Submitted another request. Got another quick response with what I needed to do. Hit ticketmaster with my code and started pounding the site for the best seats. Got them row d section at the end of the cat walk. Perfect seats. Big kudos to the KRC support team.. Rebel Soldier for life....
@Flashlightcrash..........I agree. I had written to the KRC with a question about the membership and Nichole St.Jean responded by the next day. She explained everything. I did get a code to use for ticket purcahse and when I got tickets for Toledo, OH the purchase went perfectly! So happy with the seats I got :)
We've all Rebel Bitched and Moaned at one time or another over the years--usually over glitches that eventually get solved. - I have never felt screwed over or ever lost any respect or admiration for this Band I Love :-)
By all means, some of us have every right to be a "Rebel Bitcher". You pay to have a Deluxe Membership, that membership promising you pre-sale tix, and well...when you see the clock ticking of your tix going on sale in a few hours and you haven't received a code or even a reposnse...well it's a pretty damn "bitchy" situation!!!! Not to mention, never receiving an email with the redemption code to transfer over from KRC to RS. Just sayin~ #getnscrewed
Lol :-) i wasn't trying to be mean---and my comment wasn't for people with legitimate problems. I was directing that comment to the people who get on here and bitch for no reason---
It's just my dorky sense of humour :-)
OTB :-) knows my ~ dork-ism---lol :-)
Nothing taken personal.....maybe I'll have better luck next time!!
I guess there wouldn't be so many 'Rebel Bitchers and Moaners' if so many of us did not get any presale codes and lost out on a great concert and great seats.......lol...
Aww-don't take it personally-it has been confusing to say the least and it's sad that many people were and having trouble-I as well but got it handled.
I wish you and all others luck with your concerts-I just was thinking it was a funny comment not the situation for many. Peace
If someone were to read just this thread----they'd think the name of the club is the Rebel Bitchers and Moaners---lol :-)~
Instead of "Rebel Soldiers" :-)
Haave not received a passcode for Louisville, Ky show. How do I get one????
Got tickets for Huntington Center on Toledo, OH. The purchase was seamless and all went well. I did get booted off once when I was in the payment screen (website expired) but it was not a problem to just start the purchase over again. I even got floor tickets! SO excited. Come on March!!!
I never received a presage code for Louisville concert!! What is up???
I haven't either. have sent you one yet?
I'm not a fan. in Pearl River Jr. High many years ago. I gave you Bawitdaba & the name Kid Rock.


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I'm the project leader of a project which is due to arrive in beta form late 2006 - early 2007.
The game will be based on our own improved version of a certain game engine.
Thusfar the game is called 'Oceans'.
The game will be a MMOFPS, similar to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Skill and strategy will be a key part of the game to win. The battles will be fought on ships. Players will be on the ships and can also use weapons on the ships. We're working on some sketches of the idea. Skill is precise, but the battles will be fierce.
This project originally began in late 2005, however we halted further production in early 2006 because our graphics artists were not motivated enough, and were slowing the project down considerably.
This is where this message comes in.
We keep contact mainly through MSN Messenger, simply because of the quick and easy communication that can be delivered, and at this stage it will be a requirement as generally instant replies aren't a factor of e-mails. MSN (or Live) Messenger is one of the most popular instant messengers, as you may know. So please, if you don't have it, do sign up with your existing email and install it.
We require individuals who are online often.
One or two of the reliable 'staff' from the old team are back for the ride. However, we are still advertising for programmers, and so on.
Here's what we require:
Programmers (Using AngelScript. High-level 'game' scripting using Open Source Angel Script (C-style Scripting)
Concept Artist - Limited Positions (required to assist the art team and programmers in showing them how the game shall look. sketches will be part of the job. )
Modellers (modellers will work on character/player models, vehicles (the ships), weapons, and some enviroments)
Animators (animators will do the usual tasks including reloading of guns, player model animation, and so forth.)
Level Designers - Limited Positions (level designers are required for help in designing the ship's map feel, and designing levels for the ships to actually go on. This should be resonably easy considering the areas will be water and levels will generally consist of wide open spaces [sea])
Modelling packages supported by the engine:
* Motion Builder FBX (.FBX)
* 3ds Max, Maya, Lightwave, SoftImage/XSI, Motion Builder & others
* Lightwave native object & scene format(.lwo, .lws)
* 3d Studio (.3ds)
* Alias (.obj)
* Milkshape 3d (.ms3d)
Feel free to apply for multiple positions, if you think you can handle the workload. Please note that the head programmer position is filled, however we are looking for art managers to manage the art team. This person needs to be extremely well spoken, online often, well organised, and proficient in keeping track of a team, giving and taking orders and ensuring the team is happy.
Sound / audio positions have been filled.
What we don't require:
"General graphics" persons: Sorry.
"I might be able to help out with one or two images" people.
"I might be able to fit in some time over the holidays" people.
"I can learn if you teach me" people
PLEASE NOTE: We obviously didn't make this clear to some of our last staff members. This is not a lazy project. This is not something you can add to here and there. I personally don't care how any member of the team uses his or her time, as long as they're contributing to the project often, and actually contributing to bringing it closer to beta. I may sound tough, but I'm attempting to keep this project as tight and as running as possible. We're really a lovely bunch
If you'd like to work on a project and have your name on it, but can't be bothered going in to an office to work, or can't kind find work currently, or you would like to test your skills and have your name on something before you finish your course and university for the subject, or if you'd like to be involved in something we believe is destined to become a hit, or if you'd like to play your own game with fans, then this is for you.
As mentioned.. This is a collaborative MOD team project, and so obviously no one will be profiting from it at this stage in development. When it's close to finishing, we will use our publisher contacts to see if they are interested, and if the game earns profit from any of the many avenues we are considering, then each individual working on the project will earn money based on their position and how much they've dedicated to the project (time and amount). But for now it's for enjoyment of a finished product, more experience, and references for the future. That said; There are some nice perks that come with it.
We require individuals who can take orders, and who can work in a team, and are proficient in sharing information within your group (eg; programmers, or graphics artists). Because that's what you'll be doing.. working together, and sharing developments, and organising yourselves, aswell as listening to the manager of your particular section of the project. The good thing about this project is: you get a say. A big say.
When the project is close to completion, a website will be launched with forums and blog which each staff member can contribute to.
We're asking for people who are proficient in what they work in, and people who are responsible and spell / communicate well. We need motivated people.
As with anything, there is a selection process and we pick people that stand out.
If you're interested, email or MSN me at: email@example.com
Look forward to it
HELP WANTED: Collaborative team project (Oceans)
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For those who are curious, "Gravity Falls" is a comedy about twins Dipper and Mabel Pines who are thrown into the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon for the summer when their parents send them to stay with their Great Uncle Stan (aka "Grunkle Stan").
In Gravity Falls, Stan is in charge of running The Mystery Shack, which is a tourist destination that overcharges unlucky visitors for a glimpse at the world's most bizarre museum. But Dipper and Mabel soon realize that there is something strange going on and they must work together to find out what it is! ( I actually just copied and pasted this description from a Disney Channel article because I don't know what I can officially say ) HA!