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The Mexican/puerto rican/cuban/south american way to say balls
I'll rip off yo cajones
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Spanish slang; meaning having balls, not scared
If you steal from a store, You have BIG cojones mayne
by AC March 30, 2004
Spanish word meaining your nads; Your manhood; Your balls.
Do you have BIG cojones mang? (from GTA Vice City)
by jonathan March 10, 2003
n, pl: The testicles (vulgar slang). The word is of Spanish origin
You got some cojones talking to me like that, amigo...want me to break your face for you?
by Cojones August 11, 2003
testicals, balls, nuts
Hey lets see who has bigger cojone amigo!
pronouced; co-ho-nez
pronouced; co-ho-nez
by Chrissterfer December 30, 2007
Male organs that work as a team, unless one or both come to a rather painful end.
"I'd like you to meet my friends. This is Jones, and over here is his partner, CoJones."
by Wax Frog July 10, 2008
1. courage, guts (from sense 2)
2. the testicles
(both senses from Spanish)
2. the testicles
(both senses from Spanish)
You've got major cojones to try something like that on a big motherfucker like him.
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Flights from Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers and various other airports in Florida are included in a jetBlue sale.
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|Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles (老山東牛肉家常麵店)
Lao Shan Dong, as the picture above shows, was established back in 1949. Located in the basement of Wan Nian Shopping Center (萬年大樓), in heart of the XiMenDing (西門盯), a popular area of Taipei, it's been under the same ownership since the very beginning. While the restaurant has been handed down through the generations, the quality of the food remained consistent. I've eaten at Lao Shan Dong as a kid growing up in Taiwan, and have continued to patron here during my yearly trips back to Taiwan. This past visit was no exception, as Lao Shan Dong is one of my family's favorite place to eat beef noodle soup in Taipei.
|The Owner and Her Crew Making Dumplings
Why do we go back so often? Well, as you can see here, everything from the noodles to the dumplings are handmade. Also, the owners were originally from the ShanDong Province (山東省) much like my mom's side of the family, thus it's definitely flavors they're used to. Above, the owner (in yellow) was chatting with my mom and aunt.
|Pork Gelatin - rou dong (肉凍)
This is a must order item at Lao Shan Dong. Loosely translated by me as pork gelatin, or 肉凍 in Chinese, this gelatinous' primary ingredient is pork skin. Thus, I've probably turned off most of the readers, but if you're one that enjoys pork skin, this pork gelatin is fantastic. You'll get a bit of meat, a lot of skin, and add a bit of chili paste and thick soy sauce (醬膏), it's delicious.
|Beancurd - dou fu gan (涼拌豆腐乾)
This is a staple at most beef noodle soup places. You really can't go wrong with a delicious plate of beancurd to go along with a bowl of beef noodle soup.
|Dumplings - Suai Jiao (水餃)
If you're eating at any Shandong-nese establishment, it's a sin by not ordering a plate of dumplings. The owner told us that they get the skin specially made by this one guy for the past forty plus years and there hasn't been a change in the family recipe since the inception of the restaurant back in 1949. The chive and pork dumplings were juicy and delicious. I'd highly recommend it.
|Beef Noodle Soup - hong shao niu rou mian (紅燒牛肉麵)
The broth and the noodles were the definite stars of this bowl. The richness of the beef broth was evident and its oils were quite flagrant, yet not too intense. The noodles were of the knife cut variety, my favorite. The beef was plentiful and tender. All in all, it was just a wonderful bowl of beef noodle soup for me, and this is easily a top 3 bowl of beef noodle soup in my book. I can't wait to go back for another bowl of this stuff later on this year!
|Lao Shan Dong (老山東牛肉家常麵店)
Lao Shan Dong has made a few changes since its inception back in 1949. While the restaurant has gone through a few interior makeovers, the food, thankfully, has not. My family has been eating here before I was even born. I mean, if this is a place where both my mom and I both approve of, can you pass on this? There are a lot of good stuff on the menu, but don't pass on the pork gelatin, dumplings and the beef noodle soup!
|Lao Shan Dong (老山東牛肉家常麵店)
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles (老山東牛肉家常麵店)
Wan Nian Shopping Center, Basement Level #15 (萬年商業大樓地下室 #15)
Xi Ning South Rd #70,Taipei, Taiwan (台北市西寧南路70號 )
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Big 12: Worth the cost?
February 20, 2013
MORGANTOWN — It took West Virginia University officials nearly eight months — instead of the usual two months — to reveal a financial report on athletics for fiscal year 2011-12....
Well...Mickey wasnt ranting about how we should go back to the way it was 50 years ago inthis article, but as usual all he did was bash Luck and the coaches. What he failes to mention in this article is that our profits from joining the Big 12 will be 3 times what we would get from the Big Crap! Yes we wount receive the full buy in for a few years but in 2013 we will earm more than we would have had we stayed.
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Captain George H. Tilly Park is named for a local son of a prominent Jamaica family,
who was killed while fighting in the American subjugation of the Philippines in
1899. By provision of the Treaty of Paris in 1899, the United States annexed the
Philippine Islands, a former Spanish colony, as a prize for its victory over Spain
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Captain Tilly (1863-1899) was assigned to the Army Signal Corp and stationed at Lloilo, Philippines, on the Isle de Panay during the war. On May 22, 1899, Tilly was dispatched to Escalante on the Isle de Negros to repair a damaged telegraph cable, and journeyed there with a small group aboard the steamer Recorder. Althoug…
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Automakers say sales are up strongly. Is a new car in your future this year?
The only thing the automakers are worried about it the fact they know their bail out days are over...Obama made good on his campaign promise for a vote...poor automakers they sold their souls to the devil! LOL
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Dynamic Kernels marks harvest with community
July 21, 2013
SEBRING — Over 350 children and adults attended the Dynamic Kernels harvest celebration on Sunday in a wheat field near Sebring. The event celebrated the harvest of 31 acres of wheat....
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March 31, 2013
Confusion regarding TAC document To the editor: In the March 28 Salem News, Mr. Cahill of TAC said TAC had not planned to close Broadway in any way, shape or form....
Come on Mr. Hettinga you know that water fountain and the loss of parking spaces for your customers to park in will be good for your business. That water fountain will be having people flocking into your store in no time. All you have to do is cough up some more tax money to pay for it and it's upkeep. If anyone seriously believes that one I have a bridge in Brooklyn I will sell you real cheap.
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Our real hope is in Jesus Mr. White. We need to pray the He will heal our land.
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I kind of like how things are now.
Trashy with more empty store fronts !!
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Considering Lincoln was a Republican and the democrats did everything they could to stop the Civil Rights Act...should a minority ever vote for democrat? >>>>>>>On this day in 1964, Everett Dirksen (R-IL), the Republican Leader in the U.S. Senate, condemned the Democrats' 57-day filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Leading the Democrats in their opposition to civil rights for African-Americans was Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV). Byrd, who got into politics as a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan, spoke against the bill for fourteen straight hours. Democrats still call Robert Byrd "the conscience of the Senate."
In his speech, Senator Dirksen called on the Democrats to end their filibuster and accept racial equality.
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Well spoken from Salem's finest success stories.
The teach,the guy who has all the answers. Is it time for you to return to work yet ?
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More name calling from tiny tim. Still no substance.
I make more than them ?Thats the new system the repubs. are pushing. Less [pay for the same type of work.
I didn't hang tubs and i dought very much if you could either.that inviolved real work.
Get off you fat chair ***. wow that took alot of thinking on your part.
You might more than them.But they work all yr. long
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You must hate the new tub hangers.
No i feel sorry for them.Because this is more of the Republican way. Keep taking from the little guy .so the big guy can go get a bigger boat.
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Just think maybe they can apply for wel-fare and food stamps.Just like the wal-mart people.
Guess who pays for that fringe benefit. slugger ?
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I work for evry penny i have dullard,
Oh my arn't we so special.
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didn't we try this about 20 years ago? tore up the side walks put in new lighting and those brick side walks.didn't seem to work then and the enconomy was in better shape.
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No matter how old this kid is, they are always in their Terrible Two's when you have to babysit them.
Oh, you'll have to bear with Melanie - she's in her Terrible Two's.
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A sudden, extremely urgent need to defecate.
From "Whose Line is it Anyway" (Scenes From a Hat) 'Adults still experiencing the Terrible Two's'. : "Jim, I've made a decision about that promoti-- *GASP* Ooo!... *hobbles towards restroom*" (struck by the Terrible Two's mid-sentence).
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Author Affiliations: Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus (Dr Anderson); and Departments of Public Health and Pediatrics, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Whitaker).
To estimate the prevalence of obesity in 5 major racial/ethnic groups in 4-year-old US children.
Cross-sectional secondary data analysis.
Nationally representative sample of US children born in 2001.
Height and weight were measured in 2005 in approximately 8550 children who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort.
Main Exposure
Racial/ethnic group.
Outcome Measure
Prevalence of obesity, defined as body mass index at or above the 95th percentile for age of the sex-specific Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts.
Obesity prevalence among 4-year-old US children (mean age, 52.3 months) was 18.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 17.1%-19.8%). Obesity prevalence differed by racial/ethnic group (P < .001): American Indian/Native Alaskan, 31.2% (95% CI, 24.6%-37.8%); Hispanic, 22.0% (95% CI, 19.5%-24.5%); non-Hispanic black, 20.8% (95% CI, 17.8%-23.7%); non-Hispanic white, 15.9% (95% CI, 14.3%-17.5%); and Asian, 12.8% (95% CI, 10.0%-15.6%). All pairwise differences in obesity prevalence between racial/ethnic groups were statistically significant after a Bonferroni adjustment (P < .005) except for those between Hispanic and non-Hispanic black children and between non-Hispanic white and Asian children.
Racial/ethnic disparities in obesity are apparent in 4-year-old US children. The highest prevalence is in American Indian/Native Alaskan children, in whom obesity is twice as common as in non-Hispanic white or Asian children.
In the United States there are disparities in the prevalence of adult obesity across racial/ethnic groups, especially among women,1,2 and these disparities may contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes and hypertension.3- 5 Addressing such health disparities is a major national health goal.6 One approach to identifying the underlying causes of the racial/ethnic disparities in obesity is to determine the age at which these disparities first appear.
Based on measured height and weight data obtained in nationally representative samples of US children, there is evidence that racial/ethnic disparities in obesity, particularly for females, are clearly established by adolescence7,8 and that they may begin to emerge by 6 to 11 years of age. For preschool-aged children, national estimates of obesity prevalence, which are based on measured height and weight, are only available from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES).8 However, because of the relatively small sample sizes of children in NHANES (1770 children between the ages of 2 and 5 years were studied between 2003 and 2006 in NHANES),8 there is limited ability to determine from these data whether racial/ethnic disparities in obesity prevalence are present among preschoolers or to estimate the prevalence of obesity in more than 3 racial/ethnic groups: non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Mexican American.
Using measured height and weight data collected in 2005 on a large nationally representative sample of 4-year-old US children, we sought to estimate the prevalence of obesity in each of the 5 major racial/ethnic groups in the United States—non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, Asian, and American Indian/Native Alaskan—and to determine whether there were differences in the prevalence of obesity between these groups at this age.
We analyzed data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), which was designed to provide information about the learning environments, health, and development of young US children.9 The ECLS-B was conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and the ethics review board at the NCES approved the study. Parents provided written informed consent. The Ohio State University has a license agreement with NCES for analysis of restricted-use data from the ECLS-B. In accordance with NCES reporting guidelines, all unweighted sample sizes are rounded to the nearest 50.
The NCES designed ECLS-B to contain a nationally representative sample of children born in the United States in 2001 while excluding children born to mothers younger than 15 years of age and children who died or were adopted before 9 months of age. To develop the study sample, NCES used a clustered list-frame design with data from the vital statistics system of the National Center for Health Statistics. Based on the designation of children's race on their birth certificates, NCES oversampled children in the following 3 groups: American Indian/Native Alaskan, Chinese, and other Asian/Pacific Islander. Using this sampling method, approximately 14 000 births were selected; from these sampled births, the final study cohort of about 10 700 children was formed when the children were aged approximately 9 months. Participants were assessed in their homes when they were aged approximately 9 months, 2 years, and 4 years. The assessments consisted of a computer-assisted interview with the child's mother (or, in approximately 5% of cases, the father or other guardian) and direct measurements and observations of children.9 This article reports on our analysis of obesity prevalence calculated from measured height and weight data collected in 2005 when the children were aged approximately 4 years. Of the approximately 8750 children assessed at this age, about 200 were missing height and/or weight data, leaving a final analytic sample of about 8550. Analysis weights that adjust for survey nonresponse and undercoverage are calculated by NCES for each wave of the ECLS-B; all analyses we describe have been weighted and are representative of US children born in 2001 and assessed in 2005.
The ECLS-B interviewers measured children's height and weight using a standardized protocol. Interviewers were certified to take these measurements after attending training sessions in which they received hands-on practice with the equipment and were tested on the measurement and recording procedures. With children dressed in light clothing and without shoes, height was measured with a portable stadiometer and weight was measured with a digital scale. Measurements were taken twice and entered by the interviewer into the computer-assisted interview instrument. The computer-assisted interview instrument determined whether these measurement values were within 5% of each other, and interviewers repeated the measurements if this criterion was not met. The 2 height measurements were highly correlated (r = 0.99), as were the 2 weight measurements (r = 0.99), and for each pair of measurements, the average value was used in the analysis.9 Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared and converted into percentiles for age and sex, based on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts for the United States.10 Following recent suggestions about nomenclature,11,12 we refer to all children at or above the 95th percentile as obese.
At the 9-month interview, mothers were asked to confirm the child's sex, as reported on his or her birth certificate, and to designate the child's race and ethnicity using the categories established for the decennial US census.13,14 Mothers were allowed to choose more than 1 race designation for their child. These race and ethnicity data were combined to make a single race/ethnicity variable for our analysis. We used an ordered, stepwise process to place each child in 1 of 5 mutually exclusive categories. First, children designated as American Indian/Native Alaskan by their mother were categorized as such whether or not they were also designated as white, black, Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander. Next, children who were designated as Hispanic were categorized as Hispanic regardless of race. Then, children designated as black were categorized as non-Hispanic black. Following that, children designated as Asian were categorized as Asian. Then, children designated as white, and not yet captured by any of the prior 4 categories, were categorized as non-Hispanic white. This algorithm, which we used to establish mutually exclusive racial/ethnic categories, is similar to the one used by NCES during ECLS-B sample selection.9 Children designated as Pacific Islander and not captured in 1 of the 5 racial/ethnic groups described (<50 children) and children who were missing information on race and/or ethnicity (<50 children) were excluded from analyses stratified by racial/ethnic group but were included in analyses of the total population.
Analyses were conducted with SAS (version 9.1; SAS Institute Inc, Cary, North Carolina). Using survey sample weights that include adjustments for unequal selection probabilities at the child level as well as unit nonresponse, we report the prevalence of obesity in 5 racial/ethnic groups at 2 BMI cutoffs, at or above the 95th and 97th percentiles. We report the percentage of children at or above the 97th percentile to allow comparisons with recent analyses of NHANES.8 We also stratified the prevalence estimates by sex to facilitate these comparisons. All prevalence estimates are representative of US children born in 2001.
Standard errors and 95% confidence intervals were estimated with the Taylor expansion method in SAS using survey procedures (SURVEYMEANS and SURVEYFREQ) that account for the complex sample design. The statistical significance of differences by sex and racial/ethnic group in the prevalence of high BMI for age was determined using design-adjusted Pearson χ2 tests (Rao-Scott likelihood ratio χ2 tests). An α level of .05 was used to establish statistical significance of the overall test. We used a Bonferroni adjustment when assessing statistical significance of the difference in prevalence for the 10 pairwise comparisons between racial/ethnic groups, requiring P < .005 before declaring any difference to be statistically significant. To determine whether there was a statistically significant (P < .05) interaction between sex and racial/ethnic group, we used logistic regression models (PROC SURVEYLOGISTIC; SAS, version 9.1) for both obesity cutoffs.
Children were assessed at a mean age of 52.3 months (SE, 0.07; range, 44.0-65.3 months). The sample sizes in all analytic strata defined by racial/ethnic and sex groups were sufficiently large to produce stable estimates of obesity prevalence at both BMI cutoffs (Table 1).15 The weighted sample was 2.4% American Indian/Native Alaskan, 3.4% Asian, 15.6% non-Hispanic black, 24.1% Hispanic, 54.0% non-Hispanic white, and 0.2% Pacific Islander. Less than 1% of the sample (0.3%) was missing information on racial/ethnic group.
The overall prevalence of BMI at or above the 95th and 97th percentiles was 18.4% and 13.8%, respectively (Table 2). An overall significant difference (P < .001) in prevalence by racial/ethnic group was evident at each cutoff. At both cutoffs, American Indian/Native Alaskan children had the highest prevalence of obesity, followed by Hispanic and non-Hispanic black children. The groups with the lowest prevalence were non-Hispanic white and Asian children. At both BMI cutoffs, the overall prevalence of obesity was between 15% and 20% higher in boys than in girls (P = .02 at each cutoff), but there was no evidence for an interaction between racial/ethnic group and sex (P > .2 in each model). Therefore, pairwise comparisons of obesity prevalence between different racial/ethnic groups were only conducted for boys and girls combined. For all of these pairwise comparisons at both BMI cutoffs, the differences in obesity prevalence were statistically significant (P < .005) with 2 exceptions. At both the 95th and 97th percentiles, there were no statistically significant differences in obesity prevalence between Hispanic and non-Hispanic black children, nor were the differences between non-Hispanic white and Asian children significant.
In our analysis of measured BMI data collected in 2005 from a large nationally representative sample of US preschool children, significant differences in the prevalence of obesity between racial/ethnic groups were evident at 4 years of age. Among US preschool children, there appear to be 3 tiers of obesity prevalence by racial/ethnic group, with the highest prevalence among American Indian/Native Alaskan children, the lowest prevalence among non-Hispanic white and Asian children, and an intermediate prevalence among Hispanic and non-Hispanic black children. To our knowledge, this is the first comparison of obesity prevalence in US preschool children across all 5 major racial/ethnic groups using nationally representative data. National estimates of obesity prevalence among preschool children have never been reported for American Indian/Native Alaskans or Asians.
The estimates of obesity prevalence calculated from the NHANES 2003-2006 data8 are the most comparable with our estimates from the ECLS-B data that were collected in 2005. Our overall estimates of prevalence of BMI at or above the 95th and 97th percentiles for 4-year-old children (18.4% and 13.8%, respectively) were higher than the estimates for 2- to 5-year-old children in NHANES (12.4% and 8.5%, respectively) and closer to the estimates for 6- to 11-year-old children in NHANES (18.0% and 11.4%, respectively). Our prevalence estimates from ECLS-B were also higher than those from NHANES for 2- to 5-year-old children in the 2 racial/ethnic groups that are reported similarly in both studies: non-Hispanic white (BMI ≥ 95th percentile, 15.9% vs 10.7%; BMI ≥ 97th percentile, 11.6% vs 6.7%) and non-Hispanic black (BMI ≥ 95th percentile, 20.8% vs 14.9%; BMI ≥ 97th percentile, 16.0% vs 10.8%).
Although both NHANES and ECLS-B are nationally representative surveys, there are a number of differences between these 2 studies, which could account for differences in prevalence estimates. These include differences in the methods used to measure children's weights, the ages of the preschool children at assessment, the sampling strategies, and the patterns of nonresponse. We think that a combination of the first 2 factors is the most likely explanation for the difference in obesity prevalence estimates. Children in NHANES were measured while wearing a disposable paper gown, underwear, and foam slippers,16 while children in ECLB-B were measured while dressed in light clothing without shoes, which would make the estimates of obesity from ECLS-B somewhat higher than those from NHANES. To investigate the potential effect of this difference in methodology, we conducted a sensitivity analysis in which we estimated a child's clothing as weighing 0.5 kg.17,18 After subtracting 0.5 kg from each child's weight in ECLS-B, the prevalence estimates of BMI at or above the 95th and 97th percentiles, respectively, were 14.3% and 10.7%, estimates that are closer to those obtained in NHANES for 2- to 5-year-old children (12.4% and 8.5%). Another explanation for the difference in obesity prevalence estimates between ECLS-B and NHANES may be the ages of the children studied. The prevalence of obesity tends to increase with age through the preschool years,19- 22 and this would make the NHANES estimate of obesity prevalence for 2- to 5-year-old children lower than our estimate for 4-year-old children.
The ECLS-B and NHANES produce different but complementary information about the obesity epidemic in US preschool children. Although measuring children in light clothing in ECLS-B might have overestimated the prevalence of obesity, this anthropometric protocol reflects how BMI is assessed in many clinical and public health settings. We think the important findings of our study are the differences in the prevalence of high BMI that we observed between racial/ethnic groups, especially for American Indian/Native Alaskan and Asian children, on whom there are no other available prevalence estimates based on nationally representative data. When we reran our entire analysis using body weights that subtracted 0.5 kg for clothing weight, there were no substantive changes in our findings about differences between racial/ethnic groups. We were able to make comparisons between 5 racial/ethnic groups because of the large sample size of ECLS-B, in which approximately 5 times as many preschool children were assessed in 2005 than were assessed in NHANES between 2003 and 2006, and because of the planned oversampling of some smaller racial/ethnic groups.
There is an emerging consensus that children with BMI levels at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex be referred to as obese rather than overweight.11,12 Thus, we report the prevalence of obesity rather than overweight. However, we acknowledge that there are shortcomings to the use of BMI as a measure of obesity prevalence in young children and for comparing the prevalence of obesity between racial/ethnic groups. Body mass index is only a proxy measure for adiposity,23 and our study involved neither direct assessments of adiposity nor adiposity-related morbidity. In addition, the tracking of BMI from childhood to adulthood is weaker among preschoolers than older children.24 Furthermore, among children, there are differences related to racial/ethnic group in the extent to which high BMI is associated with high levels of adiposity.25 Despite these limitations in the use of BMI for assessing obesity, BMI remains the most feasible way to compare differences in obesity prevalence between populations.
The methods of obtaining data on racial/ethnic group used in ECLS-B conformed to recommended guidelines13 by using parental report and allowing more than 1 racial designation. Because more than 1 racial designation was permitted for each child, we detailed our method of establishing mutually exclusive racial/ethnic categories. Not enough Pacific Islanders were assessed in the ECLS-B to estimate the prevalence of obesity within that racial/ethnic group. These analyses did not attempt to explain what biologic, social, structural, or economic factors might explain the racial/ethnic disparities in obesity that we identified among preschool children. However, previous research suggests that these differences in preschool children would not be significantly attenuated by adjusting for socioeconomic variables.26
We have demonstrated that racial/ethnic disparities in obesity are apparent in US children as young as 4 years. The highest prevalence is in American Indian/Native Alaskan children, in whom obesity is twice as common as in non-Hispanic white or Asian children. To help arrest the trends in childhood obesity, both the Surgeon General27 and the Institute of Medicine11 have recommended that obesity-prevention efforts begin early in life. These efforts might benefit from a better understanding of how differences in obesity risk between racial/ethnic groups emerge early in the life course. Because families are the social units with the greatest influence on very young children, future research might focus on racial/ethnic differences in household behaviors that affect obesity and how these behaviors are influenced by the community context.
Correspondence: Sarah E. Anderson, PhD, Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, B216 Starling Loving Hall, 320 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: January 5, 2009.
Author Contributions: Dr Anderson had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Anderson and Whitaker. Acquisition of data: Whitaker. Analysis and interpretation of data: Anderson and Whitaker. Drafting of the manuscript: Anderson and Whitaker. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Anderson and Whitaker. Statistical analysis: Anderson and Whitaker. Study supervision: Whitaker.
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Role of the Sponsor: All data used in this study were collected by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the Institute of Education Sciences of the US Department of Education.
Additional Contributions: Cynthia Ogden, PhD, and Aviva Must, PhD, provided helpful comments on a draft of this manuscript.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Car enthusiasts came out to show and admire more than 250 classic, new and customized vehicles at Trident Technical Colleges 22nd Spring Spin-Off car show on May 13.
Proceeds from the car, truck and motorcycle show benefit the W. Athell Yon Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to TTC students pursuing careers in automotive technology.
In the overall awards, John Cooke of Mount Pleasant won Best in Show for his 1966 Chevrolet Nova. Scott Harris of Mount Pleasant won Best Engine for his Chevrolet Nova.
Lori Hammond of Summerville won Best Paint for her 2000 Ford F150 SVT Lightning. Ham Johnson of Johns Island won Best Interior for his 1941 Willis truck.
Stu Shortreed of Summerville won the Advisory Board Trophy for his 1966 Plymouth Satellite. Larry Carlson of Goose Creek won the Presidents Trophy for his 1968 Chevrolet C10.
Jason Miller of Johns Island won the Peoples Choice Award for his 2002 Ford Mustang GT. Sandlapper BMW CCA (Charleston Area) won the Club Participation Trophy.
In addition to the overall awards, three trophies per class were awarded. The first-place winners in each class were:
4x4: Matt Bell of Mount Pleasant, 1952 Willys M38
Antique: Hugh Knight of Charleston, 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe
BMW: John Anderson of Johns Island, 1971 BMW 2800 cs
Camaro and Firebird: Gary McCullough of Summerville, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet: Scott Harris of Mount Pleasant, Chevrolet Nova
Corvair: Paul D. Broyles of North Charleston, 1961 Chevrolet Rampside Pickup
Corvette: John Ditmore of Mount Pleasant, 1962 Chevy Corvette
Ford/Lincoln/Mercury: Eric Whetstone of Summerville, 1955 Ford Fairlane
GM: Butch Tabben of Summerville, 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix
Import/Asian: Brian Rohr of Walterboro, 1978 Datsun 280Z
Import/European: Doreen Ronchi of Mount Pleasant, 1966 Fiat Chia Jolly
Model A: Jerry Sain of Johns Island, 1931 Ford Model A
Mopar: Ralph Cohen of Charleston, 1964 Dodge Custom 880
Motorcycle: Steve Naples of Moncks Corner
Mustang (64-1/2 to 73): Henry Perritt of Mount Pleasant, 1970 Ford Mach 1
Mustang (74 and later): Bryan Merrill of Summerville, 2003 Ford Mustang Convertible
Plymouth: Jeff Madden of Wando, 1970 Plymouth Superbird
Porsche: Connor McIntyre of Charleston, 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo
Race Car: Stacy Lundy of Summerville, 1980 Chevrolet Corvette
Street Performance: Mike Pittman of Mount Pleasant, 1984 Chevrolet El Camino
Street Rods: Ham Johnson of Johns Island, 1941 Willis Truck
Trucks: Lucky Owens of North Charleston, 1937 Ford Truck
Volkswagen/Air-Cooled: George Goodyear of North Charleston, 1965 Volkswagen Beetle
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COLUMBIANA - Despite having his contract renewed by the board of education earlier this month, some district parents are still speaking out about Scott Knox's behavior as head baseball coach.
The parents are disappointed their concerns didn't sway the board's decision, and believe Knox's behavior on the field is inappropriate.
A letter from Amy Tardio was given to school officials after the recent meeting in which Knox's coaching contract was renewed. Tardio has a son in the baseball program and wrote in the letter that Knox's behavior should "not be tolerated."
"My concern with the Columbiana High School Baseball program is the bullying and disrespect shown by Coach Kohler and Coach Knox to our boys," she wrote.
Gary Kohler coached the district's travel baseball team this summer and Tardio's freshman son was a part of that team. He plans to play baseball next year.
Tardio said her eldest son "walked away from baseball" because he didn't want to play under Knox.
Knox is a Columbiana graduate who has led two teams to the state final four in Columbus during his 15-year high school coaching career. He took Columbiana to the state in 2010 and Boardman in 2001.
He has coached at the high school the last six years while also working as a physical education teacher at Boardman High School.
Knox is aware of the complaints against him and has declined to comment on those complaints - specifically those regarding his promptly leaving the playing field after a Clippers loss.
When given the opportunity to respond last week, his only comment was that he is looking forward to the upcoming year.
Of himself and his coaching staff, Knox said, "We have full support from our administration, we have great kids from Columbiana. I'm extremely excited and looking forward to getting started shortly. We just want to keep it positive."
Board member Tony Roncone was the only one who voted against the new contract. He didn't offer comment during the meeting and did not return a phone call last week.
Carrie Rayl, who attended the board meeting in which Knox was awarded the contract, said it's embarrassing for the team when Knox leaves the field without speaking to them.
She and her ex-husband, Steve Miner, have a son in the baseball program.
"Nobody disputes that Scott Knows knows baseball, but my issue is the fact that there is a way to speak to kids. There is a way to interact with other coaches, umpires, faculty and staff, and I'm not sure by the information I have received from former players and my son that it has always been appropriate," Miner said.
Tardio, her husband Anthony and Rayl all said that their concern with Knox was not his knowledge of the game, but how he reacts to losses and his conduct around their children.
Rayl said she is "disheartened" by the board's decision. She also said she has "nothing personal against Knox" but thinks he should be more aware of how his behavior affects the players.
"I'm certainly not saying he's not a good person, but at times he needs to think about how he's handling what is going down," she said.
Brian Patrick, who was at the board meeting with his wife Michelle, believes less students are participating in the sport because of Knox.
"We are losing kids after sophomore season ... the numbers are just dwindling," he said.
Patrick has coached youth baseball the last 12 years and has two sons in the program.
Superintendent Don Mook and board members who approved the hiring said they did so in part because until now they had not heard of any complaints about Knox's behavior.


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Alta Pauline "Polly" Jackson Urone June 30, 1933 – July 1, 2012, Resident of Vallejo
The sky grew a little brighter with the arrival of a new star - Alta Pauline "Polly" Jackson Urone passed away peacefully on July 1, 2012. As in life, she was surrounded by her loved ones and departed this earth with grace and dignity.
Born in Sperry, OK on June 30, 1933, Polly migrated with her large family to Richmond, CA during World War II. She spent the last 34 years of her life as a resident of Vallejo, CA.
Polly started her lifelong career as a waitress and bartender in the 1950s as a car-hop at the Original Mel's Drive-in in Berkeley. Throughout the years she was a customer favorite at Gaylens Restaurant, Rod's Hickory Pit, the Embers and Ricky's Corner. Retirement was not for Polly and until her diagnosis 3 months ago you could find her bright eyes and smiling face behind the bar at Franklin Canyon Golf Course.
Polly was an avid golfer who played a round of golf 5 days before her surgery. She was a fantastic swing dancer and an excellent cook famous for her homemade chili. She loved all types of music from country to big band but had a soft spot for her nephew Billie Joe Armstrong's band Green Day. She attended his concerts all over the country proudly wearing her VIP pass. She fished and camped along the Klamath River and always looked forward to vacations to exotic locales like Mexico and Costa Rica with her grandkids.
Polly's greatest roles were as a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She was always loving, generous and kind to her family and friends and even to strangers. She was known for her flirty, playful ways, her glamorous fashion style, quickness to laughter, and a natural ability to make those around her to feel loved and important. People fell in love with her the moment they met her.
Polly is survived by her treasured son Mitch Martinez and loving daughter-in-law Tawyna, Grandsons Jeremy Martinez and his wife, Melissa, Jimmy Ray Martinez and his wife, Janelle, Anthony Martinez and his fiancé, Helen, and Jesse & Alex Martinez, Great Grandchildren David and Carley, Sisters Jessie Hughes, JoAnna York, Ollie Armstrong and Julia Stephenson, Dancing Partner Frenchy Martinez, Goddaughter Hollie Armstrong, The Birthday Girls, her wonderful Vallejo neighbors, and scores of nieces and nephews whom she adored.
Polly is preceded in death by her beloved husband, John Urone, Parents Alta May and Jay Jackson, Brothers Ewing, Wallace, Billie, Curtis, Stonewall and Little Jay, and Sister Evelyn Winona.
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Alyse Kelm is usually just a server at the Olive Tree Family Restaurant on Broadway in Lancaster. But on the morning of Nov. 24, she became a lifesaver.
She was going about her job at the restaurant when a woman started choking on a chunk of steak. Kelm immediately approached the woman from the back and performed the Heimlich maneuver. The food became dislodged, and the young Cheektowaga woman was credited with saving the older woman's life.
Ironically, the woman who was choking, Ginny Caine of Depew, also had learned first aid and CPR through the same volunteer agency as Kelm, the Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps, which has trained the public in lifesaving skills for decades.
The two were reunited Saturday during a ceremony at the Olive Tree where Kelm was presented a proclamation from the Town of Lancaster and a lifesaver award from the ambulance corps.
In October, Kelm took the class at Cheektowaga High School as part of the requirements to be a cheerleading coach at Alden. Before taking the class, she told her co-workers at the restaurant why she needed the day off.
So in November, when Jerry Caine pulled his wife to her feet from a booth in the back of the Olive Tree, other servers yelled for Kelm, who was making coffee. Meanwhile, Jerry Caine began striking his wife's back with the heel of his hand. He wasn't trained in CPR or the Heimlich maneuver, but was ready to attempt the maneuver if nobody else stepped up. Then, he says, someone did.
"I heard someone say, 'Get Alyse! She just had the training!' " Moments later, Kelm was at his side.
"All I did was look in her eyes and I saw total fear," Kelm recalled of rushing to the scene. "I knew she needed [the Heimlich maneuver]. I went behind her and started doing it."
Kelm alternated four strong abdominal thrusts, made with a balled-up fist enclosed by the other hand just above the navel, with four sharp blows between the shoulder blades. Finally, on her fourth round of thrusts and back blows, the piece of steak popped out of Caine's mouth.
Her training "just kind of took over," Kelm said. "I knew what to do, and I did it."
Caine has vivid memories of her thoughts in the frightening moments after the steak cut off her airway.
"As I was bent over, I was hoping that somebody could come and help me," she said. "They were talking about calling 911, but I knew I wouldn't last that long."
On Saturday, the Caines were back in the same booth they occupied two weeks ago, but this time they chatted with Kelm's parents, Cathy and Jeff Plewinski, her sisters, Christie and Laurie, cousin Tracy Szefler, and Kelm's husband, Mike.
"I am so proud of her," said Cathy Plewinski, who is a nurse. "When she needed to act, she just stepped up."
Caine, a deeply religious woman who thanked God for putting Kelm in the right place to help her, recovered quickly from the frightening incident, she said. She finished her breakfast, "and then I went shopping."
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The CONCACAF Gold Cup has officially begun at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Mexico has opened the first day of the Group Stage round with a dominating 5-0 win against El Salvador. Attacker Javier Hernandez completed a pure hat trick with three straight goals against El Salvador on Sunday night, starting off what will surely be a very tightly-contested tournament
There's plenty of excitement still in store for the rest of June with plenty of matches to look forward to.
As for the U.S. team they're coming off a disappointing friendly performance against Spain, losing 4-0 to the world champions.
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"I've never spoken about this before, but my grandfather was a trailblazer himself," Lovato said, appropriately enough, while taping a segment for Trailblazers, a Logo TV special airing Thursday (9 p.m. ET) that honors LGBT civil rights pioneers. "He was brave enough to come out in the 1960s, and I feel a lot of my spirit has come from him."
The pop singer, who has overcome many obstacles in her 21 years, discussed her grandfather before introducing the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, one of the night's honorees.
"He passed away a few years later, and I only wish he could have seen all the progress that has been made," said Lovato. "It's such an honor to be welcomed and embraced by the LGBT community."
Among those embracing Lovato at the taping was Lance Bass.
"I'm soooo happy I got to catch up with the adorable and super sweet @lancebass!!" Lovato wrote alongside a Twitter photo she posted of the two of them.
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A young store clerk was charged Saturday after pulling a BB gun on an irate customer, Buffalo police said.
The juvenile, whom police declined to name, pulled the gun at a Bailey Avenue beauty supply store after a customer began arguing about the price of a product, police said. The customer was frightened and did not know the gun was a BB gun.
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If this exclusive sneak peek at Desiree Hartsock as The Bachelorette is any indication, at least one of her suitors – a handsome fella named Brian – may not be.
In a teaser for the new season, Hartsock, 26, is faced with a solemn-looking Chris Harrison and a woman who proclaims, "I'm Brian's girlfriend."
Of course, this is the same franchise that loves to play practical jokes on its stars and its audience, (Des herself pranked Bachelor Sean Lowe last season), so we're not holding our breath for a bonafide ex-girlfriend showdown.
Regardless, the teaser promises rollerskating and man tears, so there's plenty to look forward to when Des hands out the roses.
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A public hearing will be held next month on a state proposal to restripe Delaware Avenue in the Village of Kenmore.
Village lawmakers Tuesday night approved publishing a legal notice to advertise the Feb. 19 hearing, which will begin at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 2919 Delaware Ave.
In October, the state Department of Transportation proposed restriping the approximately one-mile stretch to clearly identify two, 11-foot travel lanes; a 12-foot center, two-way turn lane; and two, 8-foot parking lanes. Though Delaware Avenue was designed for a single lane of travel in each direction within the village, motorists tend to travel two abreast on the street, which also is known as State Route 384.
Village officials sought a state review of traffic patterns after receiving complaints from residents and merchants about them. A DOT representative is scheduled to attend the public hearing.


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Halle Berry's ex alleges that it was her fiancé Olivier Martinez who started their Thanksgiving Day fight, unleashing profanities and threats as well as fists.
Aubry claims that during their scrape Olivier said, "You cost us $3 million. When you see the judge, you're going to tell him you're going to Paris or I'm going to kill you."
Aubry has been tangling in court with Berry over her request to move with their 4½-year-old daughter Nahla to France, where Martinez is a citizen. The judge recently ruled against Berry.
The allegations are contained in Aubry's application for a restraining order against Martinez, which the court granted. Attached to his application were gruesome photos of Aubry's injuries, including a black eye and cuts and bruises to his face.
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"This incident arose as a result of a fight initiated by Mr. Aubry when Nahla was delivered for Thanksgiving and Mr. Martinez attempted to have a discussion with him," the source tells PEOPLE.
Aubry, himself, faces an emergency restraining order to stay 100 yards away from Martinez, Berry and Nahla.
Aubry alleges in his court papers that as he drove up to Berry's house with Nahla in the backseat, he saw Martinez and thought it was odd since Martinez is not usually at the house during custodial hand-offs.
Aubry claims Nahla said, "Olivier is here. I'm scared."
After handing off Nahla to somebody named Miriam, who took the child indoors, Martinez appeared and told Aubry, "We need to talk," Aubry alleges.
"All of a sudden, Mr. Martinez jumped me on the side of my body, and punched me such that he had taken me down to the ground," Aubry alleges. "He continued to punch me at least two or three times, kicked me in the ribs with his knee or foot, and took my head in his hands and slammed it to the concrete driveway. It all happened so fast and so suddenly; I did not see Mr. Martinez's actions coming, and thus, I was not ready for it and was not able to defend myself."
As Martinez allegedly threatened to kill Aubry, Martinez also said, "From now on you're going to do drop offs on the street. I'm not just some f––ing actor, you don't know me," Aubry claims in the court papers.
Police officers arrived and arrested and handcuffed Aubry after Martinez told them that Aubry had attacked him several times, Aubry claims. (Martinez also was treated at the hospital for hand and neck injuries).
Aubry told the officers that the incident could have been captured on Berry's security cameras and that they should obtain the tapes before they're erased.
Aubry says he was kept in handcuffs while being transported to the hospital.
"I was handcuffed to the bed while I was being examined and treated, and was not allowed to make a phone call," he says in a declaration. "I ended up suffering a fractured rib, multiple bruises on my face and my forehead, an area under my left eye, and three areas in my mouth required stitches."
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STEUBENVILLE - Jefferson County Prosecutor Jane Hanlin and her family had to leave town during the juvenile rape trial because of threats made against both her and her family.
Sunday evening, Hanlin confirmed that threats had been made, and she found them to be credible. Hanlin said there were instances of threats before, but the number of threats of a specific nature grew.
"As the trial date grew closer, we received a number of them that seemed to be more credible than others," Hanlin said.
She would not divulge the nature of the threats and would not comment on potential suspects. She did say that the last threat came Tuesday, the day before the trial began.
"I will not and should not comment on the nature of the threats because they're being investigated," Hanlin noted.
The information was turned over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is handling the matter, she said.
The explosive nature of the juvenile rape case and the involvement of social media groups caused increased scrutiny, Hanlin said.
She has been prosecuting cases since 2005 and noted, "I have never received, nor has my family received, more death threats than during this particular case."
Though she did not make a connection between the threats and any outside groups, Hanlin said the posts, rumors, innuendo and gossip on the Internet surrounding the case caused more harm than good and could have potentially harmed the investigation or prosecution.
"They never uncovered a single piece of evidence that wasn't already known," Hanlin noted. "They made it more difficult on the victim, and they brought an unprecedented level of fear."
Hanlin said she believed it "made finding justice more difficult than it ever would have been."
She did, however, give the online aspect credit since some of it involved raising awareness of sexual assault. "Rather than calling it a Steubenville problem or a Big Red problem, it should be a teaching moment for all of us," Hanlin said.
Despite her view that the social media component was more of a distraction and possible hindrance, Hanlin said justice was served with Sunday's verdict and sentencing.
Visiting Juvenile Judge Thomas Lipps found Trent Mays, 17, of Bloomingdale and Ma'Lik Richmond, 16, of Steubenville, guilty Sunday of rape in connection with an incident involving an underage girl Aug. 11-12. Mays also was found delinquent of a charge of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material for having a picture of the 16-year-old victim in an outgoing text message on his cell phone.
The non-jury trial at the Jefferson County Justice Center lasted four days, with testimony ending Saturday evening.
"I was very impressed with the way the prosecution handled the case," Hanlin said. Whenever possible, she watched the trial unfold through parts broadcast from the courthouse and through newspaper website updates.
"This was a case that was difficult and heartbreaking for the victim and for everyone involved," Hanlin said.
She also praised Lipps' role, saying, "I think he did an outstanding job presiding over a case that was difficult for everyone involved."
City police began their investigation after the victim's parents went to the Steubenville police station on Aug. 14 to report a sexual assault involving their daughter.
As Hanlin coordinated the initial investigation effort with local law enforcement, state investigators were brought in early, records show. BCI was pressed into service on Aug. 16 to help process the crime scene where the rape took place.
On Aug. 27, Hanlin officially requested assistance from the Ohio Attorney General's office in the prosecution of the two juveniles.
Hanlin had no further involvement with the case, she said.
Walter Madison, Richmond's attorney, mentioned Hanlin and her son during testimony and during his closing arguments Saturday night.
Charlie Keenan's (Hanlin's son) name was mentioned in one report, but the lead investigator testified to excluding him as a suspect or witness saying he accounted for Keenan's whereabouts during the days in question.
Hanlin said she heard her and her son mentioned indirectly by Madison during the trial.
"I think it was irresponsible for (Madison) bringing it up, especially in closing arguments, when it was clearly explained in testimony that Charlie had absolutely nothing to do with the incident," Hanlin said.


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The Clinton Township Board of Trustees agreed Monday night to move the implementation date of the township's lodging tax to Jan. 1.
The Clinton Township bed tax, which is to affect hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts that have more than six rooms, was passed Sept. 24. The original date of implementation for the tax was set to be Oct. 1.
John Fabrizio and Gina Russo of Hampton Inn spoke at the meeting Monday night, and voiced that they are strongly against the new tax.
Fabrizio said he was upset at how the board went about implementing the tax without consulting them. He also said he would deliberate annexing his business from Clinton Township if the board does not reconsider the bed tax.
Jim Distel, member of the board, said he did talk to several businesses that put people into the hotels in the township, and said that none of them objected to the tax.
Russo said the tax would negatively affect Hampton Inn because if their rates are not lower than those at competing hotels, then the hotel would lose business.
Distel said the board put in the tax because the township has lost several funds in recent years and needs to find new ways to bring in money. He said that he did not want to burden citizens of the township, and said he thought this tax would mostly affect travelers and people from out of town.


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6'2" 220 lb with a very long torso. Wish this came in a 'long' size, but the XL does fit pretty good. After checking the fit, bought another one for my wife.
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A medium was slightly larger than I need, but this will help in cold weather when I might need an extra layer. Comfortable and lightweight, but still warm in 40 to 50 degree weather. Full zipper works well for ventilation.I bought the hi-vis yellow, definitely makes me visible.
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I use this product during chilly morning training rides. It works very well as the outer layer as long as you wear a base thermal and a long sleeve jersey underneath in 35 - 45 degree weather. In sub 35 degree weather, you can use this jacket as a base layer underneath your cold weather gear. The soft fleece material inside the jacket is a plus. The reflective accents are also a nice safety feature. It is also effective in stopping the wind and it breathes very well. I am 6.2 221 pounds and the XL size fits well-not too tight but yet it does leave enough room for a couple of layers. This is my second jacket. My son took my first jacket. He is 6-1 175 lbs and that jacket sized L fits him well. For the price, this jacket is very good deal.
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The financial divide stands at nearly $3.8 billion. That is a substantial pay gap when it comes to milk checks for the nation's dairy producers during 2009.
In a study released in late January, Informa Economics, a research firm retained by the International Dairy Foods Association, predicted that the nation's dairy producers would have lost an additional $390 million in milk revenue if the National Milk Producers Federation's proposed Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP) were in place that year. Over the past decade, Informa further predicted that producers would have lost out on $626 million in revenue.
As we pointed out in our February 25 editorial on page 134, most of the nation's processors want cheap milk, and plenty of it. In its January study, Informa made no attempt to estimate how producers would have altered milk output if DMSP had been in place during the past decade. In addition, they did not properly evaluate how California producers reacted to processor-induced production caps, extreme feed prices, and high transportation costs which restricted milk production for the first time in decades.
Just last week, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) released a study that found dairy farmers would have received at least $3 billion more in revenue had DMSP been in place in 2009 alone. That doesn't even factor in the entire decade Informa had invested in their analysis. At the same time, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri, the same institute that has completed studies for Congress, found that producers would have received $3.4 billion in cash receipts if the DMSP program had kicked in during 2009. The combined $3.4 billion from the FAPRI study and the $390 million lost based on the Informa study gives us the $3.8 billion pay swing.
At the end of the day, we put more faith in the NMPF and FAPRI studies than those from the nation's dairy processors. Check out the studies for yourself at:
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Widdle and I attend a small Methodist church, about a block from home.
How small is it? The pastor has a full-time job in another county, and also preaches at our sister church in the woods eight miles away. Coming from a large Episcopalian congregation, I was surprised to find just 20 people at the early service. (Early in this case being 8:30 a.m., which I seldom see.)
Despite the small size, church members are warm and welcoming. Thats the cool part: We may be few, but were like family. We know whose cat had kittens, who went fishing in Florida and the name of the crazy lady who walks daily in a grimy ball cap and frayed gym shorts. (Im known as the Walking Woman. Everyone waves as I trudge my six miles up and down every road in town. As I recently said to Widdle, Honey, you married a streetwalker.)
Back to scenes from a country church. We have a scheduled time for joys and concerns during services. People usually talk about new babies or successful surgeries, or request prayer for those going through hard times.
Last Sunday, Widdles best friend (BFF) raised his hand during the joys segment and announced, Widdle can catch fish without a rod and reel.
Which is absolutely true.
Heres what happened: On Saturday Widdle went to the river shack to take the boat out of the water. As he walked down to the dock, he noticed what he later called a bad stank.
As he was about to step into the boat, he saw the source of the stank. It looked like the Loch Ness monster laid out amongst the gas cans.
I like to have died, he said, only he didnt say died.
Of course it wasnt Nessie. But it was a huge, misshapen fish with grotesque leathery skin. And it was very, very dead.
What it was, was a sturgeon. More than four feet long, about 45 pounds, and ugly as hell. Widdle promptly called his BFF, whos been living on the river more than 25 years. BFF walked down, looked in the boat and said, Ive never seen anything like this in my life.
Widdle called me and said, Youre not going to believe whats happened at the river.
Being a lifelong pessimist, I assumed the house had burned down or wild hogs had eaten my rosebushes.
No, he said. A sturgeon jumped in the boat, and croaked. We had a bad connection, and I thought he was telling me about a huge frog or some kind of Edisto mermaid. It took several minutes to straighten things out.
Then Widdle called the state Department of Natural Resources to explain the situation. The agent said, and I quote, Do what you gotta do. More neighbors came to look at the creature, and all agreed it was strange indeed.
One Googled sturgeons and announced that they jump out of the water in late summer to communicate with each other.
His last words were in my boat, Widdle grunted, as he pulled on a pair of heavy rubber gloves. Another friend snapped photos as Widdle picked up the stanky sturgeon and heaved it back into the river from whence it came.
Thus, Widdle is now known as such a good angler, the fish come to him. Not a bad way to be remembered. And never a dull moment in our quiet little country town.
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Inside: This Christmas… Let's Give a Little Jesus, a thoughtful word or deed, An act of generosity for someone who's in need. Let's Give a Little Jesus to everyone we meet— The salesclerk or the server, the person on the street. Let's Give a Little Jesus, that's what really counts—Not what's spent or bought, for whom, in what amounts. Let's Give a Little Jesus to everyone, large or small… For Jesus, the Messiah, is the Greatest Gift of All! In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." —Acts 20:35
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Men's Basketball: Alstork Emerging
Mark Alstork is one of four freshmen who have played key roles this season for the Ball State men's basketball team. The Dayton, Ohio, product does a little bit of everything for the Cardinals and has emerged as more of a scorer over the past month.
Alstork was inserted into the starting lineup eight games ago and has been there every game since. He is averaging 8.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, having scored in double figures seven times in Ball State's 15 games.
Joel Godett examines Alstork's development from his days at Dayton's Thurgood Marshall High School to today, finding that hard work and a competitive spirit have been driving forces behind his growth.
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6 Things People Get Way Too Worked Up About
#3. Grammar
I make a lot of jokes about other people's typos, but those are jokes, and they're not about going "Ha ha, this person made a typo, what a fool!" but about the end result, which is usually a funny sentence with a new, completely different meaning. If someone substitutes "their" for "there," I don't really care, other than the fact that I will never ask this person to proofread my resume.
Not everyone feels the same way. In response to an article about a legal battle between Apple and Samsung, of all things, one commenter had nothing to say about the alleged misbehavior of both parties, or people shouting in the courtroom, or anything boring like that, but he was straight out pissed about an error in subject-verb agreement.
I guess it was all worth it, because they corrected it. This commenter's new vein in his forehead will bear testament to his brave sacrifice that prevented an article about one day of a patent trial from having a slightly incorrect subhead.
#2. Customers
Probably one of the things that causes the most irrational flip-outs is customers. Now I know a lot of customers in retail and food service are entitled jerks, and it's understandable (and entertaining) to complain about some of the worst offenders, but some people go way overboard, like this sandwich shop worker.
There is only one word for someone who is hoping to buy their coffee and their sandwich in the same shop instead of at two separate stores, and that is "SICKENING."
If someone is trying to be helpful about a broken pipe by informing the nearest open business in the hopes they will be able to find the proper authority, what they really need is a good self-fisting. And that leads to the worst offense of all, walking in the door of an establishment.
When one commenter points out he may be getting a bit too worked up about too many little things, he tells them to calm down, as if they were getting hysterical.
So go ahead and check with the previously linked article in #5 if you want, but I believe this would be the correct time to use the word "ironic."
#1. The Way Other People Dress
You would think that it's every adult's own business how they dress, and if they fuck up, they're grown-ups and can deal with the consequences of nobody wanting to date them or be seen with them. But not if they are fat. Then it's everybody's business.
See, I agree that when people are beyond a certain weight, they sure as hell don't look very attractive in tight clothing. But this is one of those subjects where people seem to feel that it's their prerogative to go beyond "I don't like looking at that" to "Those people shouldn't be allowed to do that."
One guy seems to feel that fat people should be restricted from wearing specifically Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch clothes for some reason. I can get behind that, because nobody really should be wearing clothes from those stores. (I might just be biased because of their previous racism flaps.) But some of the vitriol directed at fat people who make bad fashion choices seems a little excessive.
Fat cows and bitches, that's not crossing any boundaries there, totally reasonable.
Another thing people seem to be rather high-strung about are skinny jeans. Again, these aren't the best-looking pieces of clothing I've ever seen, but I don't think this level of fury is proportionate:
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I wouldn't suggest searching for people's thoughts on fat people wearing skinny jeans.
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