| AINA makes a school subject out of gardening
He could not make a connection between the carrot in his hand and the orange cubes in a frozen mix of peas and carrots. "That's kind of scary, that kids these days have never tasted or seen" a fresh carrot and think food comes from the supermarket, says Betty Gearen, co-director of a new program called AINA in the Schools. The Kokua Hawaii Foundation originated the AINA program, whose name means "land" in Hawaiian, and also is the acronym for its mission: Actively Integrate Nutrition and Agriculture in Schools. The program is now in effect at Waialae Charter and Sunset and Aikahi Elementary schools for the second year. The AINA program has turned the garden into a classroom for 200 or so kids at Waialae. "They just love us -- they give us hugs" when they see Gearen and her helpers coming for bimonthly lessons, she said.
Chapter Three Without a Doubt
Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, and one of the oldest universities in the world. In their leisure moments, Tobin and his classmates dined at Italy's fine restaurants — discovering for themselves the truth of the old saying that if you want the best food, follow the priests. On vacation, Tobin traveled extensively throughout Europe. He spent two weeks in the Holy Land and six weeks in Vienna, studying German. Culturally and theologically, he was becoming a "Roman." Almost without exception, Romans — priests who served or were educated in the shadow of the Vatican — had run the Catholic Church for nearly 2,000 years. .
Bills in Olympia tied to menu labeling
A state Senate committee is scheduled to hear a trio of bills Thursday that could impact the number of Washington restaurants required to share nutrition information with customers, or delay the program's Aug. 1 start date. Last summer, King County's health board voted to require all chain eateries with 10 or more outlets nationwide to specify the amount of calories, carbohydrates, fats and sodium within each item that stays on the menu for 60 days. By Aug. 1, affected restaurants must list the information in menus or on the menu board. Many restaurants object to the requirement, calling it cumbersome and expensive. Health groups, including the American Heart Association, support it as a means of battling the obesity epidemic, since folks eat out more frequently.
With magical powers;
To some fans it will offer lifelong validation of allegiance to their team. As fans, as human beings navigating this thing we call day-to-day life, we need these moments of transcendence. They help us to put our own toils in a grander perspective; they remind us that we are capable of bigger things. They help us to celebrate our very ordinary human-ness while they illuminate the intricate ways in which sport and history weave themselves into the fabric of our society and into the threads of our being. Less often real life events perform the same function. It is rare that, through real events, we are able to transcend the mundane. It is unfortunate, and perhaps a barometer of the condition of our society, that events of such significance are usually, though not always, also tragic. There are times, however, when something so magical and mysterious happens that the whole world shines in a light of hope, however briefly.
Titusville phys ed earns another plaudit
The district's PE4life Academy receives raves in a new book Spark. TITUSVILLE - The physical education department and PE4life Academy in the Titusville School District are back in the limelight. Spark, a book by John Ratey on the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain, gives kudos to the Titusville program as an example of a place where the concepts are put to action. The book was released last month. Ratey, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the Harvard University Medical School, is the author or co-author of eight books. His Titusville connection was developed in the spring of 2005 during a dinner meeting in Naperville, Ill., where the PE4life concept originated. Tim McCord, the chairman of the district's physical education department and director of the PE4life Academy, attended the dinner along with PE4life Academy directors Phil Lawler and Paul Zientarski.
Senate Caves into Pressure - Won't Block Immunity for Illegal Spying
Washington, D.C. - Despite the strong leadership of senators like Chris Dodd and Russ Feingold, the Senate failed today to block provisions of a pending surveillance bill that would grant immunity to phone companies that assisted the government in illegal electronic surveillance. The Dodd-Feingold amendment to remove immunity from the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) failed in a 31 to 67 vote, and final Senate passage of the FAA is expected later today. "Immunity for telecom giants that secretly assisted in the NSA's warrantless surveillance undermines the rule of law and the privacy of every American," said EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston. "Congress should let the courts do their job instead of helping the administration and the phone companies avoid accountability for a half decade of illegal domestic spying." After the Senate passes the FAA, it will need to negotiate with the House over differences between the FAA and the RESTORE Act, the House's own surveillance bill passed in November.
Nutrition concerns for weight conscious sports
Key nutritional interest of many athletes (sportsmen and women) is to reduce body weight and fat. In sports involving subjective outcomes (eg gymnastics, diving and body building ), a lean and trim athlete has a higher aesthetic appeal. Although some body shapes and physique are held as perfect and ideal for many sports, each athlete must be realistic in setting targets for the weight and fat loss programs they undertake. Challenges occur for the athlete whose training does not involve high-energy expenditure. For example, the athlete who undertakes lengthy training sessions based on skill and agility. It is difficult to create the energy deficit needed to reduce weight and body fat when basal energy needs are low or moderate. This might lead to restrictive eating, resulting in dehydration and fuel depletion, which may mar training performance and increase the risk of injury and accidents, rather than achieve effective loss of body fat.
Production notes
Even if you don't like comics or superhero films, there's a lot for you in MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND. Don's dialogue was naturalistic, contemporary, sharp -- and funny." Payne's love for comedy -- evidenced in his work on perhaps the greatest comedy series of all time, "The Simpsons" -- is coupled with what he calls his "pure nerdom." "I grew up reading a lot of comics, and I love comics to this day, much to my wife's chagrin," Payne says. "It's a nerd fantasy to have a superhero for a girlfriend, and I thought it'd be a fun idea to have a regular guy dating a superhero to disastrous results." Payne notes that the notion of a super-enabled woman dating a regular guy had been explored previously; the television sitcoms "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie" are two notable examples.
Lower-income Neighborhoods Associated With Higher Obesity Rates
ScienceDaily (Feb. 10, 2008) Obesity prevalence has increased significantly among adults and children in the U.S. over the last two decades. A new study appearing in the journal Nutrition Reviews reveals that characteristics of neighborhoods, including the area’s income level, the built environment, and access to healthy food, contribute to the continuing obesity epidemic. .
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