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Logic Fails in Glee Season 5, Episode 6: "Movin' Out"
Okay, we all know that Glee doesn't necessarily strive for realism. Still, there were just too many logic fails during this week's Season 5, Episode 6: "Movin' Out," for us to ignore. Here are our top five — and let us know in the comments if we missed any!
Dedicating an entire episode to Billy Joel
First thing's first: Even if you're a diehard Billy Joel fan, with a River of Dreams poster above your bed, you have to acknowledge that Glee doing a tribute to him doesn't make sense. Billy's music was popular in the '70s and '80s, before many Glee fans were born. A fair amount of them just don't know who he is. And if Glee does feel the need for a tribute, why repeat "Piano Man" — which was covered in Season 1 — when hits like "We Didn't Start the Fire" are unused?
Rachel has eyes for Sam so soon after Finn's death
We're all for Rachel (Lea Michele) moving on when she's ready, but it felt awfully quick for her to already be eyeing Sam's (Chord Overstreet) abs during his model shoot. Sure, his abs are kind of like the sun during an eclipse — meaning they're hard to not stare at — but still. Plus, Sam told Rachel she's not his type when she asked him to the junior prom in Season 2, so we feel like that ship has kinda sailed already.
Blaine wants to be a doctor. Wait — what?!
Not every Glee plotline can have been in the works for years, but it's awfully abrupt for Blaine (Darren Criss) to randomly want to be a doctor. Where was this love of healing people when Mercedes (Amber Riley) got sick just before Nationals in Season 3? Or when Blaine appeared clueless about how to get himself better last season, leading to Tina's (Jenna Ushkowitz) infamous "VapoRape"? Plus, how could Blaine possibly want to deprive the world of his beautiful voice?
In what universe does Sam need to lose ten pounds?
We get that Tyra Banks' Bichette character was meant to be over-the-top. Still, we wish she could have come up with a more realistic fault for Sam than the fact that he's "overweight." C'mon, Bichette — we've seen this dude's abs. Plus, if someone did calculate Sam's body fat percentage, we're pretty sure it'd be, like, a negative number or something.
Students are still interviewing for colleges in May? We think not.
McKinley is six weeks away from Nationals, and prom has already come and gone, meaning it's somewhere in May right now on Glee. So why is it that Blaine is just now auditioning for NYADA, when actual high school kids would have already needed to commit to where they're attending by now? We're never ones to discourage procrastinating, but this is kind of ridiculous.

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Sebastian Junger is a tough guy. The whip-smart Vanity Fair contributing editor and author ("War," "Fire," "The Perfect Storm") has put himself in dangerous situations, from Liberia and Niger to Sierra Leone, as an occupational hazard. He won a National Magazine Award for reporting the Oct. 1999 Vanity Fair article "The Forensics of War." But when he heard of the death of his best friend, British filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington, 40, who had co-directed with him the Oscar-nominated Afghanistan doc "Restrepo," Junger gave up his jones for danger. "As soon as Tim was killed I decided within an hour," he told me. "I decided I am not going to do this."
I first met Junger and Hetherington at Sundance in 2010 (see my "Restrepo" flipcam interview and Hetherington's own 2010 video diary below). "Restrepo," which is currently available for Netflix streaming, doesn't resemble your standard documentary or other embedded war docs, or voice-over narration films, or movies with a strong personality or clear narrative spine. It's another animal. This film dogs you emotionally, messes up your tear ducts. Strapping, manly men, Hetherington and Junger held their own with U.S. soldiers in the toughest mountain terrain. Even they got weepy talking about the movie. What's the source of its power? The film takes us close to seeing what men at war go through, what they suffer and lose, and especially in Afghanistan, the futility of it all.
"I can count on a single hand times where I'm in a situation where I think I'm gonna be killed, and gone much further," Hetherington told me. "Not just killed like, 'Aw, I could've been shot,' but really a situation where you think like, 'this is it. I've gone too far now. My family's going to be so angry with me, they're going to be so upset. What have I done?'"
Having survived many dangerous photographic missions in his life, as well as repeated trips to the lethal Restrepo outpost in Afghanistan--now abandoned by U.S. military-- on April 20, 2011, Hetherington was killed by mortar fire during the civil war in Misrata between Muammar Qaddafi's soldiers and Libyan rebels, along with photographer Chris Hondros.
@TimHetherington's last tweet read: "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO."
I was so sad about Hetherington. He was one of those rare people you meet who are not only admirably heroic, but good to the bone. He was handsome, vital, charming, sharp, and dedicated to his work, which involved putting himself in the front lines of danger. Here's Junger's Vanity Fair piece on Hetherington.
Junger and I spoke again at Sundance 2013, where his doc "Which Way is the Front Line from Here: The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington" debuted before opening in theaters Friday April 12 and airing on HBO April 18. He admits that he was "very nervous about him going into Misrata, and I was worried he wouldn't be able to get out, and it seemed obvious to me that Qaddafi's navy would be trying to destroy boats that were making the run into Misrata. You don't want to get in there and run some gauntlet in a boat trying to avoid some navy, they'll know you're in there. It just smelled bad to me."
But Hetherington "took his chances and it could have easily been fine, you know," says Junger. "But it wasn't. Other things that were fine could have ended in tragedy in both of our pasts."
When a few of the journalists who were at the mortar attack attended Hetherington's New York memorial service, Junger interviewed them about his friend's death. Spending two years making the documentary about Hetherington was healing, he says. "It allowed me a concrete project to work on, and I felt when I got to the end of this process, I'd be at the end of some grieving process. I didn't know if it was true, that's what I told myself: 'when we premiere at Sundance, that is when I will stop actively grieving and put this behind me a little bit and make peace with this otherwise open-ended process.'"
Junger had plenty of Hetherington's visceral video and photographic material to work with, and interviews his friends and family.
Are more journalists taking precautions? "Although the casualties have plunged in the last few years because of the Arab spring," Junger explains, "there are more wars and more access to front lines and it's more chaotic and they're not professional armies, or they're not worried about shelling civilians. There's been a lot of deaths. I think that has started to bring on an awareness among journalists that they are extremely vulnerable. Journalists feel they are outside the normal calculus of danger as observers, they're not. People are starting to realize that you can't just go to Syria and hang out with the rebels and assume you're going to be fine. We are all starting to realize, 'oh this is actually serious.' We are going to have to adjust the way we operate."
Does it make a difference if you are married with family? "I think having others close to you and dependent on you, like children, does change peoples calculus about all kinds of things, you know? Tim didn't have anybody, and I think that probably changed how he thought about risk."


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Pantex cited for lack of signs
The Pantex Plant has an effective chemical safety program, but government inspectors cited concerns about record-keeping discrepancies and the plant's failure to post warning signs outside facilities that stored hazardous chemicals or high explosives, an audit report released Wednesday said.
Stocks advance slightly
NEW YORK - Wall Street eked out a modest advance Tuesday after investors found little motivation in remarks by Federal Reserve officials and also shrugged off a warning from chip maker National Semiconductor.
DOE budget boosts funds for Pantex
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman on Tuesday unveiled the Energy Department's $24.3 billion budget, including increased funding for Pantex weapons work, accelerated warhead dismantlement and money for major plant infrastructure projects.
Extreme makeover
Hours before Dorothy VanDeventer agreed to buy a Merle Norman Studio on Feb. 1, 1972, she received news that founder Merle Norman had died.
Active living
DiDi Houghton's health club is organized differently than other clubs.
Feds OK diet pill
WASHINGTON - The government on Wednesday approved over-the-counter sales of the fat-blocking diet pill orlistat, allowing direct sales for the first time of a version of a diet drug that had been available only by prescription.
Albertsons discounts groceries for closings
Two Albertsons stores scheduled to close in March are selling off food and general merchandise at discounted prices.
Leach: Bowl rally helped recruiting
LUBBOCK - Texas Tech's 31-point comeback win in the Insight Bowl gave coaches some history to tout to recruits.
Texas reaps big rewards again
DALLAS - Texas A&M had its most wins in eight seasons. But for at least one more year, the momentum on national signing day in Texas again belonged to the Longhorns.
Wayland Baptist plays Okla. Baptist
Dear Abby: Woman dating analyst ready to get off couch
DEAR ABBY: I have been out of the dating scene for a while. I was divorced nine years ago. My children are 27, 19, 16 and 17. My oldest two are married; the other two are still at home.
Dr. Gott: Consider all options for prostate cancer
Dear Dr. Gott: In early 1997, my enlarged prostate was removed. My PSA was barely detectable in 2001, but in late 2003 it was 0.5, and in early 2005 it was 1.4.
'Wheel of Fortune' just keeps spinning
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - It's a simple game everyone learned to play in grade school.
Heloise: Fabric softener hints from the pros
Dear Heloise: In one of your columns, you featured a note from a reader who has a problem with her bath towels having a malodorous smell.
Train a good dog to be great
Oscar is a pretty good dog. In fact, he brings his owner, Helen Gambrel, a great deal of pleasure.
Dear Abby: Child driving golf cart recipe for disaster
Dear Abby: May I respond to the assertion that letting the 6-year-old drive a golf cart is unsafe (Dec. 31)? Six-year-olds routinely drive go-carts, motorcycles and the like recreationally.
Heloise: More useful avocado hints
Dear Heloise: Reading your article about the person who felt that putting the avocado seed back in the guacamole would prevent discoloration (It doesn't help. - Heloise) prompted me to think about sharing my hint for keeping avocados fresh.
Fur, metal must-haves on New York runways
NEW YORK - It used to be that fur was an almost unattainable luxury, reserved for the wealthiest women who would then cherish their mink coats for many, many years.
Murals transform barren walls
PHILADELPHIA - When British royalty recently came to the city, they made a special stop to visit a little girl in the rough-and-tumble Mantua neighborhood.
Dr. Gott: Pump might help dysfunction
DEAR DR. GOTT: My husband is 62 and healthy except for an enlarged prostate, and he is not overweight. His main problem is that he has a very low sex drive, and he cannot obtain an erection.
Master Gardeners to present lectures
If you'd like to learn about gardening, Potter/Randall Master Gardeners will conduct a series of eight lectures for novice gardeners.
Valentine's Day dinner at home
NEW YORK - Are you a "Casablanca" couple or more inclined to an "Out of Africa" affair?
Wine: The ultimate comfort food
Experiencing a difficult time such as the ice storm of 2007 always causes people to take a step back and think. To reevaluate life and one's priorities.
Surging Gorillas notch 5-2 victory over Austin
The Amarillo Gorillas cashed in on three power plays to register a 5-2 win against Austin in front of 2,000 at Cal Farley Coliseum.
West Texas A&M head football coach Don Carthel announced the names Wednesday of 40 high school recruits who signed letters of intent to play for him.
Randall girls clinch second place in 3-4A
The Lady Raiders locked up second place Tuesday night in District 3-4A and sent the Lady Harvesters into third with a 56-44 win at Randall.
A victory, and some help
Caprock's Lady Longhorns did all they could to secure a tiebreaker game for the No. 3 playoff seed in District 3-4A in their regular-season finale Tuesday at the Caprock Activity Center.
Tascosa girls soccer team wins
The final 20 minutes of Tuesday's District 2-5A girls soccer game was a test of endurance for Tascosa.
AHS soccer standouts headed to New Mexico
Now in her eighth year at Amarillo High, girls soccer coach Stacey McPherson can't recall one of her players signing a Division I scholarship agreement, much less two on the same day.
Blowout gives Lady Sandies share of title
This was no tippy-toe act.
Page casts lot with Tarleton St.
Casey Page accounted for more than 9,000 yards total offense, including more than 6,000 passing in a standout career at Hereford.
Stiff competition faces riders at cutting event
Alvin Fults, 38, seldom gets nervous around other cutting horse riders.
Chase results in arrests
A musical pause is called a rest.
WT senior appointed student rep to regents
A West Texas A&M University student from Hereford has been appointed to represent students throughout the Texas A&M University System on its board of regents.
Church plans $500 gift to Potter
One church is giving more in the hopes of ending a contentious issue in which Potter County has found itself, while a contracted attorney has made a veiled threat of a lawsuit.
Caprock students injured in terrifying rollover wreck
Amarillo police Tuesday identified four Caprock High School students who were in a vehicle Monday night that rolled over on Interstate 40 and plummeted at least 15 feet off the highway.
Ones to Watch: Ethan Mickna
Coronado Elementary School
Line draws more protest
Four more property owners have sought to block Xcel Energy's plans to place 180-foot, 115-kilovolt power lines on their land.
Ones to Watch: Matt Jones
Rolling Hills Elementary School
Canyon to pay lion's share of lift station
The city of Canyon will foot the majority of the bill for a new wastewater lift station. The station and a water force main are scheduled to be built along U.S. Highway 60 and Soncy Road to accommodate two developments.
Symphony plans announcement
The Amarillo Symphony will name its new conductor and music director at a special event Monday night.
City OKs leash law
The Amarillo City Commission on Tuesday approved a second and final reading of the dog-leash law, which means dogs soon will have to be on leash, unless they're in one of three designated off-leash sites or on their owners' property.
FEMA flood map ready
You may be living in a flood zone and not even know it. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has finished its preliminary flood insurance rate maps.
Four arrested on suspicion of forgery by counterfeiting
Four people were arrested Wednesday afternoon in the 1400 block of Tennant Street on suspicion of forgery by counterfeiting, according to the Amarillo Police Department.
Clovis couple wins $200,000 lotto prize
A Clovis, N.M., couple won $200,000 after matching five of six winning numbers in the Powerball drawing held Jan. 24.
Man found guilty in kidnapping
A Randall County jury found Jack Lindsey Jordan, 43, guilty Wednesday of aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping in the March 6, 2005, abduction of Dr. Steven Berk from his Puckett Place home.
Some doubt Perry's plans
AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry delivered his State of the State address Tuesday, and though his main proposals included health insurance for uninsured or low-income Texans
Drowned child's family to get $448,500
CLOVIS, N.M. - The insurer for the city of Clovis has paid $448,500 to the family of a 3-year-old child who drowned in July 2005 at a city pool.
Is Wade Phillips the right man?
A musical pause is called a rest.
Canyon veterinarian makes cloning history
A local veterinarian is hoping the melody is just as sweet the second time around.
Parkinson's fails to quash dream
A musical pause is called a rest.
Time for everything
For the record, Edra Wilson pronounces her name with a long e, as in Ea-dra. Not that she really cares should a stranger get it wrong.
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Anna Lee Sims
MOBEETIE - Anna Lee Sims, 89, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in Perryton.
Floye L. Parish
Floye L. Parish, 93, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
Lois King Coffman
Lois King Coffman, 85, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Stephen Fletcher Ellis
Stephen Fletcher Ellis, 54, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, in Lubbock.
Dortha Lee Taylor Mitts
WOODWARD, Okla. - Dortha Lee Taylor Mitts, 94, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007.
Robert "Lil Bob" Marshall
Robert "Lil Bob" Marshall, 59, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007.
Laura N. Stinson
Laura N. Stinson, 79, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007.
Eldern Clyde Maixner
Eldern Clyde Maixner, 77, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Oleta V. Jones
Oleta V. Jones, 78, of Amarillo died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007.
Bobbie Dee Jolly
Bobbie Dee Jolly, 86, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in Austin.
David Lee Henville
David Lee Henville, Sr., 65, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Vida Novak Kranich
Vida Novak Kranich, 79, formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, in Bourbounnais, Ill.
Billie J. Sapp
PERRYTON - Billie J. Sapp, 80, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
Wayne Allen Hawkins
FAIR OAKS, Calif. - Wayne Allen Hawkins, 82, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007 in Folsom.
Daniel "Ray" Heckman
CLAUDE - Daniel "Ray" Heckman, 77, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, in Amarillo.
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Homer Lee Crim
PITTSBURG - Homer Lee Crim, 69, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
Myron Pratt
Myron Pratt, 87, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007.
Jenna Lee Holley
SAYRE, Okla. - Jenna Lee Holley, 71, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in Oklahoma City.
J.B. Staats
J.B. Staats, 61, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
Robert W. Bishop
CLOVIS, N.M. - Robert W. Bishop, 74, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Joann Marie Fulks
Joann Marie Fulks, 38, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007.
Willie Wade
WELLINGTON - Willie Wade, 85, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, in Hollis, Okla.
Marvin "Skeet" Price
BOERNE - Marvin "Skeet" Price, 72, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, in San Antonio.
Beulah Clydeane "Sally" Stone
MEMPHIS - Beulah Clydeane "Sally" Stone, 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
J.W. "Hap" Rogers
TULIA - J.W. "Hap" Rogers, 86, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Thelma Webb
PAMPA - Thelma Webb, 83, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007.
Esther May Dickey
SHAMROCK - Esther May Dickey, 97, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007.
Emilio Perez
PLAINVIEW - Emilio Perez, 77, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Lubbock.
Blanche Elizabeth Ford
CLAUDE - Blanche Elizabeth Ford, 90, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in Amarillo.
Frances Louise "Frankie" Dungan
HEREFORD - Frances Louise "Frankie" Dungan, 86, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Amarillo.
Bobby Lee Acy
PLAINVIEW - Bobby Lee Acy, 64, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, in Lubbock.
Matthew Joe Zuniga
Matthew Joe Zuniga, infant son of Krystal Herrera and Joe Luis Zuniga of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Marilian Roberts
PAMPA - Marilian Roberts, 85, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
Alice Belle Warminski Haiduk
PANHANDLE - Alice Belle Warminski Haiduk, 95, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007.
Lodema Benton
BORGER - Lodema Benton, 77, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in Amarillo.
John M. Carr
PAMPA - John M. Carr, 92, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
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James Harold Jones
BORGER - James Harold Jones, 84, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, in Houston.
Column: Dave Henry: Who wants to be a millionaire?
Don't be surprised if you don't hear much from the Crumps.
Editorial: Bigger is better for Amarillo voters
Calling all candidates: The time is at hand to decide whether you want to step into the arena.
Letters: First Americans live in unseen poverty
First Americans live in unseen poverty
Editorial: Governor takes high road on Texas higher education
Gov. Rick Perry made some pretty hefty pledges in his State of the State speech, not the least of which was to invest more "new money" in higher education.
Column: Brent Connett: Texas supremes jeopardize our right to own property
AUSTIN - While the Texas Supreme Court is generally perceived to be conservative, the state's highest court literally has hit property owners where they live and work, making it too easy for the government to forcibly take homes and businesses through the power of eminent domain.
Column: Todd Staples: Keeping Texans connected across wide open spaces
AUSTIN - Texas farmers and ranchers have long made the Lone Star State a leader in agricultural production. In recent years, Texas also has emerged as a national leader in communications technology.
Editorial: Selling lottery could be winner
Give the governor of Texas credit for at least one recent accomplishment: He has made his constitutionally weak office the talk of the nation.
Editorial: There goes the neighborhood
Those who can't live with a proposal by Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to crack down on sex offenders might not be able to live with the alternative.
Letters: Remaining Albertson's store has always been high and dry
Remaining Albertson's store has always been high and dry
Deaf dog has his day
Keller is helping to heal the hurting hearts of the Ledbetter family. His antics are bringing joy to a family that recently lost a longtime companion, but Keller is oblivious to his effect on the family.
Perry, Cornyn among invitees at annual banquet
The planning committee for the third annual America Supports You "Celebrating Freedom & Honoring Service" banquet has invited Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sens.
Production uses unorthodox stage
Amarillo Little Theatre will present "Metamorphoses" beginning Thursday as its third Adventure Space production of the 2006-07 season.
Wolflin Elementary School annual science fair
Wolflin Elementary School conducted its annual science fair Jan. 25. Students from third through fifth grades competed in a variety of categories.
Randall County Stock Show results
Randall County Stock Show announced results from its recent competition.
Crockett Gold shoots past Fannin
Eighth-grade boys basketball games played Jan. 31 include:
Our Lady of Guadalupe blankets
Couple celebrates 75 years of marriage
"Wilt thou be mine?"
Wolflin Elementary School Booster Club laptops
Education Briefs
Jim Laughlin, professor of music at Amarillo College, directed the Oklahoma Allstate Jazz Ensemble on Jan. 20 at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association convention in Tulsa.
Seventh-grader wins Randall County Spelling Bee
Meghan Riddlespurger, a seventh-grader at Westover Park Junior High School, recently won the Randall County Senior Spelling Bee.
Nonprofit Briefs
Rolling Hills Homeowners Association's Annual Chili Supper will be 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Chaparral Hills Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 4000 W. Cherry Ave. All you can eat for $4 for adults, $2 for children 10 years old and younger.
DAR to recognize teen Good Citizens
The Esther McCrory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will recognize high school Good Citizens at 2 p.m. Monday at the Amarillo Central Library, 413 S.E. Fourth Ave.
Bushland Elementary School art
Memories of Dad
On the mantle above the fireplace is an old photograph of a young man who looks remarkably like me holding a baby bundled up against Georgia's February chill.
Amarillo Public Library names families of the year
The Amarillo Public Library recently named its families of the year.
All-American Gymnasts take home medals Muleshoe meet
All-American gymnasts competed at a meet Jan. 13 in Muleshoe. All American was represented by 20 athletes and brought home 52 medals: 35 gold, 11 silver and six bronze.
Group to deliver Valentine's cookies
The way to your sweetheart's heart may be through giant cookies.
Volleyball club scores big in tourney
Amarillo Elite Volleyball club sent five teams to the Oklahoma City Redlands Rendezvous earlier this month and returned with top-five finishes.
Sportsmanship awardees named
Kids Inc. and Wendy's recently named recipients of the Wendy's Sportsmanship Award from the recently completed girls volleyball and boys basketball seasons.
Mann Gold beats out Bonham
Westover Park Junior High School's eighth-grade girls basketball A team came back from the Christmas break and reeled off five straight victories to run their record to 10-3.
Seventh-grade basketball
In seventh-grade boys basketball games played Feb. 1:
Canyon seventh-grade girls sweep b-ball tourney
Canyon Junior High School's seventh-grade girls basketball teams swept to the championship of the Dumas Tournament on Jan. 27.
TAMK Javelinas at WT Lady Buffs
** The Game: Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas at West Texas A&M Lady Buffs, 6 tonight, First United Bank Center in Canyon.
Things are good for Buffs
The names Anthony Scott, Kyler Hill and Greg Fortner didn't cross the lips of so-called national recruiting gurus spilling out their words of wisdom Wednesday on national signing day.
TAMK Javelinas at WT Buffs
** The Game: Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas at West Texas A&M Buffs, 8 tonight, First United Bank Center in Canyon.
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text: Home Culture Ron Paul Exposes GOP Tolerance for Unequal Justice The Republican Party's strategy for winning back the White House is devoid of any serious appeal to black voters, which is why no one responded to Paul's rant during a recent debate, DeWayne Wickham writes at his Disturbing the Peace blog. By: DeWayne Wickham Posted: Jan. 12 2012 9:09 PM 0 Rep. Ron Paul, Republican presidential candidate (Getty Images) In an entry at his Disturbing the Peace blog, DeWayne Wickham says that Ron Paul's rant against racial injustice during the recent GOP debate spoke volumes. The lack of response to the problem shows that the GOP's strategy for winning back the White House is devoid of any serious appeal to black voters. Ron Paul must have known the question was coming. For weeks, he had been dogged by charges that newsletters published in his name in the 1980s and 1990s contained racist content. So he probably wasn't surprised when ABC News' George Stephanopoulos asked him during a televised debate three days before the New Hampshire primary how that could have happened without his knowledge. But no one on the stage with the Texas congressman -- not the other contenders for the Republican Party's presidential nomination who bristle with contempt for their libertarian colleague or the panel of journalists wielding the questions -- was ready for Paul's answer. Dwelling on something he didn't write but has assumed responsibility for and apologized, Paul said, diverts attention away from the "true racism" in this nation's judicial system that disproportionately imprisons blacks for their involvement in drug crimes ... That none of the other Republicans -- who are champing at the bit for the right to challenge President Obama's re-election -- would align themselves with Paul on this issue doesn't surprise me. The GOP's strategy for winning back the White House is devoid of any serious appeal to black voters and lacks any real concern about the lingering vestiges of racism inflicted upon blacks, who are overwhelmingly Democrats ... Read DeWayne Wickham's entire column at Disturbing the Peace. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. DeWayne Wickham is a syndicated columnist, as well as a founding member and former president of the National Association of Black Journalists. He is also dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Powered by Livefyre 0


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There's a new SavingStar offer today for Bush's Beans!
This is a One or Many SavingStar offer, meaning you can reach the threshold over multiple shopping trips, across multiple stores. This one is good through Christmas, so if you're planning to purchase beans any time over the next two months, be sure and load the offer to your cards! (One click will load it to all your cards, once you have them set up on your account!)
Beans are also one of the most requested donation items for the food banks. We're coming up to the holiday season, when demand is high. Keep that in mind too while shopping the sales!


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A transcript of communications between the stricken Sewol ferry and the coastguard has lifted the lid on the final minutes before the order was given to abandon ship.
The conversations show panic setting in on board the vessel, with officers asking for help to "please come quickly" as it began to tilt to the left, three hours from its destination of Jeju Island.
The transcript also appears to back up claims that the evacuation order may have come too late for some passengers as officers said the ship was tilting so much it was "impossible to move" to check on them.
The communication, which begins with the first distress call made by the ferry on Wednesday morning, has been translated by The Associated Press.
It reads:
Sewol: Harbour affairs Jeju, do you have reception of The Sewol?
Jeju Vessel Traffic Services Centre (VTS): Yes, Sewol, this is harbour affairs Jeju.
Sewol: Please notify the coastguard. Our ship is in danger. It's listing right now.
Jeju VTS: Where's your ship? Yes, got it. We will notify the coastguard.
Sewol: This ship has listed a lot. Can't move. Please come quickly. We're next to Byeongpung Island.
Jeju VTS: Yes, we got it.
Jeju VTS: Sewol, this is harbour affairs Jeju. Do you have reception? Sewol, harbour affairs Jeju.
Sewol: Harbour affairs Jeju, this is Sewol.
Jeju VTS: Sewol, this is harbour affairs Jeju. Channel 21, please.
Jeju VTS: Sewol, this is harbour affairs Jeju.
Sewol: Jeju, Sewol here.
Jeju VTS: What's the current situation?
Sewol: Currently the body of the ship has listed to the left. The containers have listed as well.
Jeju VTS: OK. Any damage of the human life?
Sewol: It's impossible to check right now. The body of the ship has tilted, and it's impossible to move.
Jeju VTS: Yes, OK. Please wear life jackets and prepare as the people might have to abandon ship.
Sewol: It's hard for people to move.
Jeju VTS: Yes, got it.
Sewol: Harbour affairs Jeju, do you have reception of Sewol?
Jeju VTS: Yes, this is harbour affairs Jeju, Sewol.
Sewol: What's going on with the coastguard?
Jeju VTS: Yes, we have notified the coastguard. Currently we are calling Jindo VTS and Wando VTS. Please hold for a moment.
After this, Jeju VTS notified other ships and Wando VTS.


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Oct. 25, 2008
By Jeff Honza
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Chris Dieker escaped a sack and threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Marc Cheatham as time expired to give No. 13 Southern Illinois University (5-2, 4-1) a thrilling 23-17 win over Missouri State (3-4, 2-2) earlier today at Plaster Field.
SIU had the ball at its own 49-yardline with seven seconds left. Dieker dropped back to pass, avoided three MSU defenders and found a wide open Cheatham along the near sideline. Cheatham went untouched into the end zone as the clock ran out.
"It looked like Chris was going to be sacked and the whole defense converged. I was running a crossing route and just got behind the defense and put my hand up, and he threw it up there," is how Cheatham described the game's final play. "It's a great feeling to get opportunities to make plays."
The Salukis scored 20 fourth-quarter points, including 14 on consecutive drives.
After Derek Miller returned Cory Harbor's blocked punt 36 yards to give MSU a 7-3 lead with just under four minutes left in the third quarter, SIU countered with back-to-back touchdowns to take a 10-point lead.
Dieker scored on a quarterback sneak on fourth down to give SIU a 10-7 edge with 11:50 reamaining. Dieker's 1-yard run capped a 16-play, 77-yard march for the Dawgs.
SIU then forced MSU to punt and took over on downs at its own 48. Four plays later, Dieker hooked up with Cheatham for a 29-yard strike to push the lead to 17-7 at the 9:03 mark. Cheatham stiff-armed a Bear tackler to the ground during his impressive run after the catch.
MSU managed to get to SIU's 2-yardline the next time it had the ball, but was held two a field goal thanks to the Salukis' smothering goal line defense. The Bears were stopped on three-straight rushing attempts before Matt Hottelman's 20-yard field goal sliced SIU's lead to 17-10 with 4:11 left.
Cody Kirby then completed two passes of 20 or more yards, including a 26-yard TD to Brandon Oliver, as MSU tied things up at 17-17 with 19 seconds on the clock.
For SIU, the beginning was one the Salukis would rather forget.
The Salukis turned the ball over on each of their first four possessions of the game. SIU fumbled three times and threw one interception over that span.
SIU moved inside the Bears' 20-yardline on three occasions, but scored only three points when Kyle Dougherty made an 18-yard field goal with 42 seconds left.
Dougherty scored the only points of the half six plays after Mike McElroy picked off Kirby and ran 14 yards to give SIU the ball at the MSU 28. Kirby threw 71 passes without an interception prior to McElroy's pick.
Larry Warner fumbled at the Bears' 1-yardline and Dieker bobbled the snap on SIU's other turnovers in the red zone.
"It was a strange first half and we were fortunate to be ahead," said SIU head coach Dale Lennon. "We could have very easily been down a couple scores. You knew the longer they stuck around, the more of a run they would make at the end, which is exactly what they did."
Offensively, SIU registered season-highs in total offense (498), rushing yardage (255) and passing yards (243). Warner had a career-high 167 yards on 26 carries, as SIU dominated MSU, 255-32, on the ground.
Dieker completed 19-of-30 passes for a career-high 243 yards and two TDs. Dieker had a rushing touchdown, threw two interceptions and went without being sacked for the second time this season.
Receiving wise, seven different players caught passes for the Salukis. Cheatham led the way with a career-high 103 yards. Joe Allaria added a game-high five catches for 63 yards.
"Marc is one of our main players and Joe is one of our best athletes on the team," said Lennon. "They've been a good one-two combo for us."
Defensively, Brandin Jordan posted a game-high 11 tackles. Jordan finished with 10 or more tackles for the second game in a row and third time this season.
SIU also turned the ball over five times in a game for the first time in seven years.
"We made enough mistakes that will lose games for you and that just about happened," said Lennon.
Kirby completed 22-of-40 passes for 253 yards and one touchdown to lead MSU. Kirby cleared 3,000 passing yards in his career, becoming one of eight Bear quarterbacks to accomplish the feat.
SIU, which won a game as time expired for the second time this season, returns to Carbondale for a three-game homestand. The Salukis host North Dakota to begin that stretch on Nov. 1.


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CASPAR Chooses PC Maritime`s ECDIS Systems for Its Fleet
Baku, Aug 18 (AZERTAC) CASPAR Shipping, the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company has agreed a deal with PC Maritime to supply ECDIS to its fleet.
The agreement is for the initial supply of systems to 13 vessels, with the option of a second order at the end of 2012.
PC Maritime`s Navmaster ECDIS 800 is one of the longest-established ECDIS systems on the market. The software has a track record going back to the early nineties with feedback from many navigators incorporated into its development. Now in a mature version 7, Navmaster ECDIS offers various hardware options to suit different bridge layouts: a slim-line processor incorporating a solid state hard drive can be fitted horizontally or vertically, and monitor sizes range from 19" to 24" widescreen. An external break-out box gathers all NMEA signal in/out ports into one convenient unit.
This substantial retro-fit deal was achieved by Marine Technics, PC Maritime`s representative in Azerbaijan, and includes the provision of Jeppesen`s SENC-format electronic charts and installation of the ECDIS systems onboard.
ECDIS type-specific training will be provided by PC Maritime`s training and certification program supplied on DVD. Navmaster ECDIS has been type-approved by the Azerbaijan Maritime Administration.


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These centers are billing themselves as those that practice "integrative medicine," a term coined by Dr. Andrew Weil, which is geared toward putting the medical doctor in the integrating position: The idea is to bring alternative therapies within the fold, or the established medical center.
My most recent interview was with Drs. Steven and Sandi Amoils, directors of the Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine, where construction is expected to be complete in June.
As the Amiolses explain it, the center is truly integrative.
First, patients are referred by their physician to the center. This implies that single conventional solutions might have failed and that the patient and physician seek an integrative approach. Or, the patient might be seeking a wellness/optimal health program that includes alternatives.
Although individual treatments will be offered, the institute "prides itself on programs in which alternative therapies are combined for a synergistic effect," Steven Amoils says. These programs range from wellness to more comprehensive interventions. In the comprehensive program, when "everything is falling apart," the patient sees a physician who will review the medical history and therapies to date, including which alternatives, if any, have been tried. Lifestyle, stress management, nutrient and biostructural issues might be recommended at this point. The patient then moves to other areas in the center depending on the personalized program set up.
A prominent treatment area will be rooms in which, in one hour, the patient gets chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, then an energetic technique or massage.
"I initially pushed for four hours of treatment, but this turned out not to be feasible," Amoils says. "However, as it turns out, the most pronounced effects of these therapies occur within the first 15 minutes of therapist/patient interaction."
A large part of integrating health, however, is knowledge and practice by the patient, and the center also is geared to teaching.
Two large areas have been set aside, one for instruction in movement therapies, and another for lectures.
The lecture hall also will serve visiting experts and consultants, those who are the national or international leading experts in any given therapy.
"Part of our goal is to have the best of the best available." In addition, Amoils points out that the various programs and overall center are designed to be continuously open to growth and change. What directs this growth and what will keep the center progressive, will be what is learned and discovered as much as how many are treated and helped.
Key, then, to the future of the center is the research and development aspect.
"We have already started doing this," Sandi Amoils says, "in a pilot project comparing detection of spinal cord disc herniation by energetic medicine as compared to MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)."
A key factor in running the center then will be to coordinate research into the efficacy of alternative treatments with the care of patients. Enhancing this will be an ongoing relationship with the experts mentioned and other institutions, such as the National Institutes of Health, looking into alternative treatments.
Correctly performed research is not only for scientific credibility, it also will help integrate workable therapies into center practices. In fact, the term integrative, truly describes the approach at the center. My personal concern upon my visit was a child with hyperactive airway disease after a viral bronchitis. The standard of care currently is the use of inhaled steroids which are anti-inflammatory, relieving the inflammation in the bronchi -- the larger breathing tubes in the lungs. When asked about other modalities, Steven Amoils stated that acupuncture also might be helpful, but difficult to perform in children. In such a way, the conventional therapy becomes first line.
Many medical problems might seem even more tied to conventional approaches, such as the famous "slipped disc" in the spine that sometimes requires immediate intervention. But most back pain, in reality, is helped with integrated approaches. This might involve chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, physical therapy, movement therapies such as the Alexander Technique and further patient education.
"This year," Steven Amoils says, "we will be doing a summer series of seminars describing integrative approaches to various problems. In one, we will address an integrative approach to back and neck pain, from massage to surgery."
I eventually got around to asking about cost, for the patients that is. "We had to go to a cash pay system, which I resisted for a long time," Amoils says.
Unfortunately, approaches to managed care organizations yielded little interest in covering patients for integrative health.
"Hopefully," Amoils says, "in the future, we can show this approach as not only effective, but as reducing overall medical cost and improving quality of life. Until then, we can only hope that some insurance plans will partially cover costs."
As I have written in the past, we often fool ourselves by thinking of alternatives as new. The Hippocratic oath, for example, may well have been written by priests who were the spiritual healers of the time. Ancient notions of healing among doctors often involved ideas of changing the patient's constitution or influencing the patient's energy field. In discussing the child with asthma, Steve Amoils says, "after the initial intervention, the next thing would be to try and affect the child's overall health."
Acupuncture itself, as well as physical integration techniques for human structure, are ancient endeavors. Notions of prevention and what constitutes health promoting behavior have never really left the mainstream. What is really new to us is the overwhelming public demand for alternatives, especially non-pharmaceutical therapies, and at least a more noticeable acceptance of "alternatives" by members of the medical field.
What has occurred, I believe, is an emerging awareness that we in medicine do not have absolute cures for many illnesses or ailments, and that something more is needed. Medicine itself has always addressed this need in the areas of research, quality-of-life issues, nursing care, social services and the specialties. Integrative medicine attempts to help complete the picture.
Most often, the alternative movements in this country, for the past four or five decades especially, have created attitudes of self-reliance and empowerment on the part of patients. Not to mention the daily practice of healthy lifestyles. All of this will enhance the healing effects of any therapy.
Finally, no one who thinks about it can just reflexively discount alternatives, since there are ultimately, once substantiated techniques are integrated into the mainstream, simply more options.
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It opens this Friday - one of two notable black films making their theatrical debuts (the other being Blue Caprice).
But if you live in New York City, you can see Andrew Dosunmu's Mother Of George one day early; but not only that, the writer/director will be present for that screening, in person, for a Q&A following the screening.
The screening will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, this Thursday, at 7pm.
I suggest you pick up tickets now if you're interested in attending.
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Mother of GeorgePart of Changing the Picture
Thursday, September 12, 7:00 p.m.
With director Andrew Dosunmu in person
Part of the series Changing the Picture, sponsored by Time Warner, Inc.
Dir. Andrew Dosunmu. 2013, 106 mins. DCP courtesy of Oscilloscope. With Isaach de Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Tony Okungbowa. Adenike and Avodele are a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. Following their joyous wedding celebration, complications arise from their inability to conceive a child, a devastating problem that leads Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save her family or destroy it. Acclaimed director Andrew Dosumnu (Restless City) captures the nuances of this unique and fascinating culture by creating a beautiful, vibrant, and moving portrait of a couple whose joys and struggles are at once intimate and universal.


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So I have a couple of questions about these guys. Both are seniors and both out for the year. I think both have to appeal to the NCAA for a Medical Hardship waiver to compete next year. How soon can they do that? I was also wondering if either would be able to be back in time for a Bowl game? Would possibly playing in a bowl game ruin their chance at a waiver from the NCAA? Last but not least, how does their injury and uncertain status affect our recruiting. Do we pretend like we will won't have them and go after two more scholarship guys or do we hope they get their waiver and they compete next year leaving us with 2 less scholarships? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
On a side note, with the recent developments on Jennert, what do you think that does to our WR recruiting? Does Steele's play so far simply mean Tiller automatically becomes the new WR (in Jennert's place) if his off the field issues means a dissmissal?
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Don't know the answers here... but I hope Brooks would get a waiver.
I had a class with him a few years back. Dude is a grown man and looks like he can do some damage in the secondary.
I have to think that Jennert is done as a Cyclone. Far too many screw ups here, but I'm not sure that immediately means JT becomes a wideout as of next season. It may lead us to that conclusion eventually.
I think you bring up a good point about recruiting with medical redshirting. I would think (totally speculating) that you have to recruit like they won't get the medical redshirt.
WR we have a pretty solid 4, 2 SRs and 2 JRs.
Hopefully Jantz's emergence would help bring in a big time Juco receiver that sees an opportunity. I think we have a chance to recruit WRs out Florida right now for the future because Richardson is a guy they know and would want to play with. If realignment doesn't kill us first.
and I'm all out of gum.
I believe that Howard has a redshirt available, so in his case a medical hardship is a moot point.
Go Cyclones!
Apply for the medical waiver after the year.
Playing in a bowl game would prevent them from getting it IIRC.
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The prevalence of obesity and overweight in youth has increased dramatically since the 1980s, and some researchers hypothesize that increased consumption of low-nutrient, energy-dense foods is a key contributor. The potential importance of food retailers near schools has received increasing attention, but public health research and policy has focused primarily on fast food restaurants. Less is known about the relationship between overweight/obesity and other types of retailers. This study aims to investigate the potential associations between nearby 1) fast food restaurants, 2) convenience stores, and 3) supermarkets, and rates of overweight students in California schools.
We examined the rate of overweight ninth grade students in public schools in 2007 using linear regression. The percentage of overweight students per school was determined by a state required physical fitness test, with three different options for measuring individual body composition. Our key independent variables were the presence of three different types of retailers within 800 m network buffers of the schools. Additional independent variables included school ethnic, gender and socioeconomic composition, as well as urban/non-urban location. We obtained the data from the California Department of Education and ESRI, Inc.
The presence of a convenience store within a 10-minute walking distance of a school was associated with a higher rate of overweight students than schools without nearby convenience stores, after controlling for all school-level variables in the regression (1.2%, 95% confidence interval 0.03, 2.36). Nearby fast food restaurants and supermarkets, however, were not associated with school rates of overweight students.
Public health researchers and policy-makers interested in the food environments outside schools should expand their recent focus on nearby fast food restaurants to include convenience stores, which may also be important sources of low-nutrient, energy-dense foods for students.
The rate of child and adolescent obesity in the United States has increased threefold since 1980, and although currently steady, remains at 17% [1]. Excess weight in children and young adults is associated with greater risks for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers [2], as well as associated economic costs[3]. A number of studies have implicated increased consumption of low-nutrient, energy-dense foods such as sugary drinks and fast foods as a factor in elevated rates of overweight and obesity [4-7].
Recently, both researchers and policy-makers have increased their attention on the role of retailers in providing access to these foods as a potential risk factor for increased body fat[8]. Although our understanding of these potential relationships remains limited, several studies focusing on children and young adults in the US have reported associations between food environments and weight status. Residing near fast food restaurants [9] and convenience stores, for example [10,11], is associated with excess weight, while residing near supermarkets is associated with lower weight [11,12]. While not all studies have observed these types of associations [12-15], similar relationships have been reported for the majority of studies involving adults [16-20]. It is hypothesized that the increased availability of low-energy, nutrient-dense foods in supermarkets (e.g. fresh fruits and vegetables) may account for the most typical differences observed among retailer types [18,21].
Other important contexts for children and young adults are the food environments inside and just outside schools, where students may consume up to half of their total food intake [22]. There have been relatively few studies of food environments outside of schools with respect to the outcomes of overweight or obesity, and, as with studies involving adults, more have focused on fast food restaurants than other types of retailers [23]. A statewide study of middle and high school students in California reported a 6% increase in the odds of overweight when attending schools within 800 m of fast food restaurants, as well as increased soda consumption [24]. An ecological study, also conducted in California, reported higher school rates of overweight when fast food restaurants were located within a smaller, .1 mile buffer, after controlling for school-level variables [25]. One of the few studies of multiple types of retailers near schools in the United States found no associations between proximity to fast food restaurants or convenience stores and adolescent overweight in Minnesota, but these variables were associated with increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages [26].
The plausibility of convenience stores near schools influencing dietary patterns in children and young adults is strengthened by a recent observational study in Philadelphia: the researchers reported that fourth, fifth and sixth grade students frequently shopped at corner stores before and after school, and were most likely to buy inexpensive sugar-sweetened drinks, chips and candy (averaging approximately 350 kcal per purchase) [27]. We therefore examined associations between the proximity of fast food restaurants, convenience stores and supermarkets to schools in California, and school overweight rates. We hypothesized that 1) proximity to fast food restaurants would be associated with higher school overweight rates, 2) proximity to convenience stores would be associated with higher school overweight rates, and 3) proximity to supermarkets would be associated with lower school overweight rates.
Variables and Data Sources
The dependent variable for this study was the rate of overweight ninth grade students for public schools in California in 2007. The data were obtained from California Department of Education, which administers a physical fitness test (FITNESSGRAM®) between February and May of each year. The test is required by state law for public school students in 5th, 7th and ninth grade, and in 2007 approximately 90% of schools participated[28]. The test reports students' body composition, as measured by skinfold (preferred method), body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared), or bioelectric impedance analyzers. These three different measurement options are provided to ensure broad participation, and while all are subject to error (typically 3 to 6%), comparisons of different methods report high test-retest reliability [29,30]. The definition of overweight differs slightly from others, such as the Centers for Disease Control. Instead, classification in this category is determined by criterion-referenced gender-, age- and test-specific cut-offs (e.g. skinfold <32 for a 15 year old female; body mass index <24.5 for a 14 year old male). These standards were established by a national advisory panel, convened by the Cooper Institute of Dallas, Texas[29].
Our analysis is at the school-level because the physical fitness test results are publicly available only at this level of aggregation--individual results are confidential. The original dataset included all public schools in California that reported physical fitness test results. To obtain more stable rates of overweight students, we excluded schools with less than 100 students from the analysis. We focused on ninth graders because they are expected to have greater mobility, and greater financial ability to purchase food from nearby retailers, when compared to 7th and 5th graders.
The physical fitness dataset also provided information on the gender and ethnic composition of students tested in each school. We used this information to construct a variable for gender composition, with percentage of male students as the reference category. We also constructed variables for student composition by major ethnic groups, with percentage non-Hispanic white as the reference category, and additional variables for the percentage of students that were Hispanic/Latino, African-American, Asian, Native American (including Alaskan native), Pacific Islander, and those who declined to state their ethnicity.
The California Department of Education was the source for several additional datasets, all of which are also publicly available. One contained the street addresses of schools in the study, which we used in constructing the retailer proximity variables described below. We obtained two other datasets to construct independent variables for 1) percentage of all students (not just ninth graders) in each school receiving free & reduced price meals in 2007, and 2) urban or non-urban school location. The subsidized meal variable was used as a proxy for school-level socioeconomic status, which at the individual-level is known to be strongly associated with overweight. We defined urban schools as those located in large or mid-size cities (based on U.S. Census Bureau classifications) and compared them to schools that were not in these areas, defined as non-urban.
Another publicly available dataset was purchased from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), It was used to construct variables for the presence/absence of three classes of retailers near schools: 1) fast food restaurants, 2) convenience stores, and 3) supermarkets. ESRI provided geocoded information for data that was first collected by the marketing firm InfoUSA, in 2007. We then selected retailers based initially on the following 8-digit National American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes: Limited Service Restaurants (72221105), Convenience Stores (44512001), Supermarkets and Grocery Stores (44511001). As reported in another study however [31], the NAICS codes were inconsistently applied. For instance, there were many recognizable convenience stores identified with the NAICS code for Grocer Retail (44511003). To reduce misclassification, retail locations in this category that contained the terms 'Quick-,' 'Mini-,' and 'Liquor-' in the company name were recoded into the "convenience stores" category (n = 668). Supermarkets were defined as retailers in the Supermarket and Grocery Stores category with $2 million or more in annual sales, based on the Food Marketing Institute's definition [32]. Because Limited Service Restaurants (72221105) was also an overly broad category, those with five or more locations were selected as "fast food restaurants," or business chains that provide low price meals without table service. This category included all of the major fast food chains (e.g. McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, Domino's). For the entire state of California we identified 3,646 supermarkets, 4,069 convenience stores, and 20,668 fast food restaurants.
GIS analysis
The point locations of the schools were geocoded with the Streetmap USA (2006) dataset provided by ESRI, based on street addresses. We validated the accuracy of geocoded locations by spot-checking 10% of the schools. We found the addresses of these schools through web searches and re-geocoded them using Mapquest, an online geocoding service owned by America Online, Inc. [33]. Our spot-checking indicated more than 99% accuracy in our geocoded school locations.
Most previous studies of food proximity have not incorporated the actual pedestrian walking network into their analyses of proximity or food access. Instead they rely on Euclidean (straight-line, circular radius) buffers that do not account for the street network, sidewalks, and other elements of the areas surrounding schools where walking is most feasible [24,31,34,35]. The result is that the area covered by Euclidean buffers can be substantially more than the area covered by equivalent distance network buffers. This can lead to erroneous or misleading results. To improve accuracy in this study we utilized network buffers along the actual street network for the entire state of California.
We used ESRI's Network Analyst extension to ArcView 9.1 to create 800 m network buffers around the final geocoded school points. This distance was selected because it is approximately a ten-minute walk, and is commonly used in other studies of retail food access near schools [24,31,35,36]. These network buffers included both the street lines making up the 800 m street networks around each school, as well as polygons that contained the area encompassing these networked buffers. Once the network buffers were created, we performed a spatial join to calculate the number of fast food, convenience and supermarket retailers located within each of these network buffers. The final result of our GIS analysis was a matrix denoting the presence or absence of each of three classes of retailers within 800 m along the street network for each school. These data were exported out of the GIS for statistical analysis.
Statistical analysis
We analyzed all data with SPSS (version 15.0.1). Our analysis included descriptive statistics, correlations (Kendall's tau-b), and linear regression. Our first model regressed the dependent variable of school rate of overweight ninth grade students on the three types of nearby retailers assessed in the GIS analysis. Our second model included the additional school-level variables (ethnic, socioeconomic and gender composition, and urban/non-urban location) for comparison.
Prior to regression, we applied logarithm transformations to school ethnic composition variables, with the exceptions of the two largest groups (Hispanic/Latino and White, non-Hispanic), in order to meet assumptions of normality. We also employed multiple imputation as a strategy for dealing with missing data for two independent variables: percentage of students receiving free & reduced price meals, and urban/non-urban school location. This involved utilizing information from the existing data to generate plausible values for missing data, while also representing uncertainty by generating five different data sets with imputed values. These values were imputed with the software Amelia II (version 1.2), and combined for analysis using the procedures detailed by King et al.[37]
Descriptive statistics
Table 1 shows the descriptive characteristics of the study. The sample consisted of 879 public schools in California with scores for 100 or more ninth grade students on the California Physical Fitness Test in 2007 (659 schools reporting scores for fewer ninth grade students were excluded from the analysis; 479 of these excluded schools reported overweight scores, with a mean rate of 33.8%). The number of students per school ranged from 100 to 1486. The percentage of students that were overweight in each school ranged from 3.0 to 75.4%, with a mean of 30.7%. Although this is a substantial range, it is not surprising given the heterogeneity in ethnic and income and composition of these schools (e.g. up to 91.4% white, non-Hispanic, or 100% Hispanic/Latino). Half of the study schools were located within an 800 m network buffer of a fast food restaurant. The other two types of retailers examined were less prevalent, with 28.6% of schools located near convenience stores, and 23.8% near supermarkets.
Table 1. Descriptive statistics for school variables in the analysis (n = 879)
Rates of overweight ninth grade students were positively associated with the presence of nearby convenience stores and fast food restaurants, as shown in Table 2. Convenience stores demonstrated stronger correlations with school overweight rates (.138) than fast food restaurants (.091). Supermarkets demonstrated no association with school overweight rates, however.
Table 2. Correlations (Kendall's tau-b) for key school variables in the analysis (n = 879).
Schools with higher percentages of Latino students were more likely to be near convenience stores (.137) and fast food restaurants (.101), but were not more likely to be near supermarkets (.020). Schools with more low-income students, as measured by the percentage receiving free & reduced price meals, demonstrated very similar correlations (.131 with convenience stores, .108 with fast food, .003 with supermarkets). Schools located in non-urban areas were less likely to be near fast food restaurants (-.137) and had lower rates of overweight students (-.083) when compared to urban schools.
The first model regresses the percentage of overweight ninth grade students on the three retail variables, as shown in Table 3. It indicates that controlling for the influence of these retailers simultaneously, the presence of a convenience store within an 800 m network buffer of a school is predicted to increase the percentage of overweight students by 3.5% (95% confidence interval 1.9, 5.2). For a typical-sized school (474 ninth grade students), for example, approximately 17 additional students in this grade would be expected to fall in the overweight category in comparison to school without a nearby convenience store. The presence of a fast food restaurant within this same distance is predicted to increase the percentage of overweight students by 1.8% (95% confidence interval 0.2, 3.4), approximately half the strength of the convenience store association. The presence of a supermarket within this buffer is predicted to decrease the number of overweight students by 1.9% (95% confidence interval -3.6, -0.1). The model itself explains 3% of the variation in rates of overweight students.
Table 3. Regression of school percentage of overweight ninth grade students on nearby retailers
The second regression model is shown in Table 4. This model includes additional school-level variables that are known to be associated with overweight status. The variation explained was 51%, a substantial increase when compared to the first model. After controlling for these additional variables, the associations between retailers and school overweight rates were weaker, and only the association with convenience stores remained. The presence of a convenience store near a school is predicted to increase its overweight rate by 1.2%. This is approximately 1/3 of that reported in model 1, but the 95% confidence interval (0.03, 2.4) continues to indicate a positive relationship. For a school with the mean number of ninth graders (474), the model predicts that an additional 6 students would be overweight in comparison to a school without a nearby convenience store. The associations with fast food restaurants and supermarkets when controlling for additional variables are much smaller, and their 95% confidence intervals include zero.
Table 4. Regression of school percentage of overweight ninth grade students on nearby retailers, including additional school-level variables
Variables that had stronger positive associations with school overweight rates than nearby convenience stores included the percentage of students receiving free or reduced price meals, and percentage of Latino, African-American and Native American students. The percentage of Asian-American students demonstrated a stronger negative association with obesity rates. Variables in the model that were more weakly associated with school overweight rates than nearby convenience stores included gender composition, percent Pacific Islander or "declined to state" ethnicity, and urban/non-urban location.
This study indicated that schools within 800 m of convenience stores had higher rates of overweight students than schools located farther from these retailers. This association was independent of ethnic, socioeconomic and gender composition, as well as urban/non-urban location. It extends similar findings reported in two studies of children that focused on a different context, retailers surrounding homes. One involved 8th and 10th grade students nationally,[11] and the other focused on 6-8 year old children in East Harlem, NY[10], but both reported that residing near convenience stores was associated with a higher body mass index.
Our analysis also underscores the importance of socioeconomic variables on the risks of being overweight. We observed that 1) the percentage of Hispanic/Latino students, 2) the percentage of students receiving free & reduced price meals, and 3) the percentage of African-American students, demonstrated much stronger associations with school overweight rates than the other variables that we tested. Importantly, the first two of these variables were associated with an increased likelihood that a school would be located near a convenience store. While inequalities in retail food environments outside of schools were not a focus of this study, the results provide further support for income and ethnic disparities reported by others [31,34,35,38]. The potential risks of having convenience stores near schools, even if substantially smaller than known individual/household-level risks by comparison, are nonetheless disproportionately borne by those already at much higher risk of being overweight.
While two recent studies found that residing near supermarkets was associated with a lower risk of overweight,[11,12] our study of the environments surrounding schools did not find an association between the proximity of these retailers and rates of student overweight. Also, in contrast to two previous studies in California [24,25], we failed to find a consistent association between school overweight rates and nearby fast food restaurants. Our results therefore provide only partial support for theories that the availability of low-energy, nutrient-dense foods and/or low-nutrient, energy-dense foods contributes to differing consumption patterns and weight outcomes in students. Some of the limitations of our approach, described below, may account for why these expected associations were not observed, however.
Study limitations
Our study has a number of limitations. Its ecological design limits inferences about school food environments' potential relationships with individual-level behaviors/outcomes. Even at the school-level we lacked data for variables known to influence food/beverage consumption and physical activity, such as the type of food service [39], presence or absence of vending machines [40], open/closed campus [31], mode of transportation (e.g. buses), and physical education requirements [41]. In addition, the cross-sectional design did not allow for analysis of the time order of exposures and the outcome. Another potential limitation was the exclusion of schools with small numbers of students due to unstable rates. Our sources of data are prone to error, such as those we utilized to classify and geographically locate the retailers, as well as the methods and standards used to determine student overweight status. This error may bias the estimates toward or away from the null hypothesis.
Study strengths
Our study also has several strengths. We utilized network buffers to more accurately model retailer distance to schools when compared to studies that have employed Euclidean buffers. We simultaneously examined associations between three different retail types and the outcome of overweight, rather than focusing on a single type of retailer. Finally, our outcome measure of student overweight, although aggregated at the school-level, was based on criterion-referenced, test-specific measurements, instead of less accurate student self-reported height and weight.
Suggestions for future research
Future studies could address some of the limitations of our analysis by ground-truthing retail location data, as well as incorporating additional school-level variables that may influence student energy intake and expenditure. Subsequent efforts could also benefit from characterizing the quantity and types of foods available within restaurants and stores, rather than relying on retailer categories, as otherwise similar establishments may differ greatly in their availability of healthy and less healthy foods [42,43]. Additional methodological improvements could include longitudinal designs and/or cross-classified multilevel models [44]. The latter could incorporate the retail food environments of both schools and residences at the macro-level, and examine how these interact with individual student health outcomes and behaviors, as in a recent study conducted by Laska et al. with adolescents in Minneapolis/St. Paul [26].
This ecological study in California found that nearby convenience stores were associated with higher school rates of overweight students, after controlling for socioeconomic and ethnic factors known to be linked to this outcome. Contrary to our expectations, we did not find strong support for an association between nearby fast food restaurants and higher school rates of overweight students, nor for an association between nearby supermarkets and lower rates of overweight students. The limitations of our study suggest that these findings should be interpreted with caution. They do indicate, however, that public health researchers and policy-makers interested in the food environments outside schools should expand their recent focus on nearby fast food restaurants to include convenience stores, as these may also be important sources of low-nutrient, energy-dense foods for students.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
PHH conceived of and designed the study, participated in its coordination and drafted the manuscript. MF conducted data preparation and statistical analysis, and assisted with drafting the manuscript. BF conducted the GIS analysis and assisted with drafting the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Funding for the study was provided by Michigan State University. The authors wish to thank Dylan W. Loudon for assistance with the GIS analysis, and the reviewers for their helpful suggestions.
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