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Moving On Over to LouisvilleKy Moving On Over to LouisvilleKy.com
- From: Rick_Redding
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This seems a bit like a commencement speech. Saying good-bye isn't always easy, but in this case it's more like a move up and over.
For the last six months, in which I've occupied this small corner of cyberspace, it's been a pleasure to write about local issues here at WLKY.com. The team at WLKY has been extremely supportive of the Local Voices effort. It's been fun working with the team of writers here, including Brigid and Al and Kirk and Mollie and Cyndy and Brittany and April and Dave and Shannon.But now it's time to move on, and the good news is that you can continue reading all these writers at my new site, LouisvilleKy.com.
So let's get after it.
The idea to launch Local Voices sprung from a suggestion by Glenn Haygood, the WLKY general manager, who wanted to showcase my writing, and that of my colleagues on the Local Voices team, on a part of the high-traffic WLKY web site using a software package developed by Hearst Corp., the station's owner. So that's what we did, and our team generated a bunch of posts and people came to the site and read the posts and all was well.
Everyone at WLKY has been supportive and fair, and it was in fact Glenn who first suggested to me launching an independent site focused on local news, information and events, featuring a team of outstanding writers, might be a better way to go. He assured me that WLKY would support the venture. So that's what I've done.
Starting today, with the help of a wonderful web designer in Jason Smith, I'm taking my keyboard over to LouisvilleKY.com. And I've gotten assurances from 18 local writers that they will be showcasing their talents there as well.
The site will cover media, politics, sports, culture, sustainability and a lot of other topics that make Louisville the city I love. We're going to get involved in local events, maybe even produce some of our own, and be a player in the local media game.
Currently the site is in Beta mode, so we're testing out a lot of the whiz-bang features to make it more user-friendly. But I've already started writing there, and my colleagues will be doing so this week.
So this is my last post here at Local Voices. Glenn tells me that the posts we've produced during the last six months will remain available in archives, but that the Local Voices presence here at WLKY.com will soon shut down.
So here's a final thank you to the team at WLKY. I hope you'll come on over and see what's going on at the new site. - Local Voices Post
- 8 months ago
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Civility Now--Redux Civility Now--Redux
- From: al_mayo
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Although I haven't posted recently for a number of reasons, I felt compelled after the Arizona shootings to go back and re-post an entry I wrote over four months ago. This is not meant to pat myself on the back or say "I told you so". It just seems to be more true now that ever. Bear in mind this was written during the heat of an election season, so some of it may seem dated, but the message remains.
Civility Now
While I mostly confine myself to politics or news, this time I will address something that has troubled me for many months. Civility, and honest debate has completely given way to venom and, in some case, downright hatred in politics, and everyone is guilty. Those who bear the brunt of the blame--Cable TV News.
It's easy to blame Fox News and the right, but it most certainly goes both ways. While I do not like what I see, and hear, on Fox News, I can honestly say the banter, and spin on MSNBC going totally to the left also rubs me the wrong way.
It's no secret, I'm a liberal. I can admit that with no problem. In fact, with only a few exceptions I can recall, most folks I know who spent any time at all in the News business will admit to that same leftward bent. That being said I will also say I was never ever instructed what to report, cover, or write once a story was assigned to me. If there were meetings of the dreaded "Liberal Media" I was never invited!
But, even my pinko leftist views are shocked and appalled by what constitutes news on cable TV outlets. The standard rap against Fox is well known, so I won't rehash old news and views except to say it hasn't gotten any better, and anytime you need to tell us you're "fair and balanced", you probably aren't. Skewering someone just because they're a Democrat is not good journalism.
I actually was quite a fan of Keith Olbermann and MSNBC for a while. But the totally self righteous indignation of Olbermann, and his colleagues, (are you listening Chris Matthews?) just totally turn me off. I understand ego, and self-confidence, but to allow one man to turn an entire hour into a rant is just too much. Even the venerated Edward R. Murrow knew when to shut up. Murrow, and producer Fred Friendly were masters of using a brand new medium to it's highest potential. Now TV and sadly digital media are being peddled to the lowest common denominator.
I expect it's just a matter of time before Snooki has a show on either FOX News or MSNBC. We're nearly at that level now.
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- 8 months ago
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No Disablism After Yesterday's No Disablism After Yesterday's Violence, Please.
- From: Brittany-Ann
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Trigger warning for discussion of violence and disablism. Read about disablism here if you're unsure of its definition.
What Jared Loughner did is reprehensible. No one will dispute that. We struggle to understand why people do such things. We can’t. Taking someone’s life, the lives of several people, including a child, for no apparent reason is unfathomable. What we must not do is, in our attempt to explain and understand, dismiss Loughner as mentally ill. It serves no purpose. It is an (not-so) intellectual shortcut, one that only gets us lost, and harms millions of people and children that are differently abled.
I will not speculate on Loughner’s health. I will not dismiss his actions by calling him “crazy,” a “nutjob,” or “mentally ill.”
His actions, however, have reminded us of the consequences of hatred and bigotry. No matter what that hatred is based off of, it is dangerous to hate. Hatred kills. Yesterday, it killed several people, including a nine year old child. Let’s not channel that hatred to those who are differently abled. Making that assumption, that Loughner was differently-abled, and that his disability caused him to hate and to kill, does not satisfy our need to understand. It will not address the problems in our society; it only shifts that hate from one group to another.
I mourn for the loss of Christina Green, of Gabe Zimmerman, of Dorothy Morris, of Dorwin Stoddard, of Phyllis Schneck, and of John Roll. I mourn for their families, their friends, and their loved ones. I mourn for Gabrielle Giffords, and all of the other unnamed others who were injured. I mourn also for all those who are differently-abled, who will now be looked on with suspicion because of Jared Loughner’s actions. I hope that, by reading this post, you will now not be one of those.
I do not name the titles, stations, or ages of those killed yesterday, because I feel that, now as much as ever, we must remind ourselves that we are all people–all human beings deserving of respect, empathy, and love. We are who we are, and unfortunately our differences are more often degenerated and hated, rather than celebrated and loved. John, Christina, Gabe, Dorothy, Phyllis, and Dorwin are not faceless beings. These are people, and they are people that we lost to hatred yesterday. No more.
Crossposted at A Bookish Beemer, Brittany-Ann's blog.
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- 8 months ago
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The Joy of Winter Cycling? The Joy of Winter Cycling?
- From: KirkKandle
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When he walked into the Heine Brothers Coffee shop on Frankfort Ave. near Hite Ave., a messenger-style bag and helmet immediately tagged Phil Lloyd-Sidle as a bicyclist – my target for a pedalaround interview.
I was seated a couple of tables away, having a great chat with my mom all about her most excellent health checkup earlier in the day.
(I sure hope her genes are the dominant ones regulating my lipids, cholesterol, heart health and all the rest. At 82, her lab reports are textbook perfect. But it’s not genetics alone. She works at staying healthy by eating the right stuff and keeping active.)
But I digress! Back to Phil: I couldn’t help myself. I interrupted my own conversation with Mom – and the one at Phil’s table with Ann Deibert – to introduce myself and ask Phil for a brief interview about his cycling on such a chilly afternoon. He kindly agreed, so after Mom headed home I settled back in my chair for a few moments of reading. In a little while, Phil graciously came over to satisfy my curiosity.
In case you’re new to this little two-wheeled sector of the blogosphere, please understand that no one who bikes in Louisville is spared. Sooner or later, I’ll be sticking a microphone in your direction just to find out why you’d ever choose to ride a bike when you could easily be driving up demand for scarce resources, pumping poison into the atmosphere, hardening your arteries and growing ever more obese by driving a car or truck everywhere you go. This is basically what I wanted to find out from Phil.
What he told me makes sense and once again reinforces my belief that bicycles are good medicine for our people and the communities in which they live, work and play.
The first thing I learned from Phil is that he and I are just a few months apart in age, both 59. I found out that Phil is pastor of James Lees Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1741 Frankfort Avenue. I guess I should call him Reverend Lloyd-Sidle instead of just Phil, but he seemed OK with being on a first name basis. Besides, I don’t recall Peter or John or Andrew ever insisting on Rev. before their names, so I’ll just go with Phil – he describes James Lees Memorial church as "a very cool place."
So, this is how Phil rolls:
I’ve loved bicycles ever since I was a kid. That’s a long, long time ago. Today, I use cycling mostly for transportation. I live and work in the Clifton neighborhood and my family now has just one car. My preferred mode of exercise is running, so I find the bike is good
cross training, too. And occasionally I’ll take the bike out for longer rides just for fun.What about grocery shopping?
Even in cold weather I use the bicycle for transportation almost everywhere, but I tend not to use it for grocery shopping. I considered getting baskets for the bike, but it seemed like a lot of trouble.
What does it feel like?
In this weather – it’s freezing outside – and I love it! It always did feel good to me. To feel the wind is therapy. I’m inside way too much, so to get outside on my bike is a joy. It’s pleasure. It feels good and I have to believe it’s good for me. My advice to others would be to wear gloves, cover your ears, dress appropriately and watch out for ice and snow. Rather than being something to shy away from, I find the cold air invigorating. Riding here today I was thinking that others who see me probably look at me and just say ‘there goes another old guy on a bicycle.’ Cycling lets me tie into my youth, but more than that, it’s a true feeling of joy to be using my body outside.
Remembers facing a challenge
I rode my bike with a friend long ago from Philadelphia, Penn. to Columbus, Oh. Toward the very end of the trip we gave it up, but I remember taking a northern route to see some people in New York, so we rode west along the Pennsylvania/New York state line. There we were, pedaling hard against a head wind – downhill. That was a little frustrating – cresting a hill and looking forward to coasting downhill – but then being stopped by the wind in your face.That's a memory.
On a more serious note
Today I do this for my own enjoyment, but there’s a political piece. We’re facing untold ecological crises, as well as a peak oil problem. Sooner or later we’re going to have to explore alternative forms of transportation. Cycling isn’t the only one – but it is one. Much of the world knows this. I’d like to see many of our city streets made safer for cyclists. Lack of safety is a big deterrent for a lot of people. For example, Frankfort Avenue, right here. It’s very dangerous.
I'll say Amen to that. I walked out to the sidewalk, where Phil unlocked his Marin hybrid street bike, strapped on his helmet, and rolled out into traffic. Here's a bit of faith in action for you. He recognizes the danger, yet there he goes in the freezing cold. Says it’s his therapy. Says it’s a joy. It kinda leads me to look forward to what this man has to say from the pulpit at James Lees Memorial Church.
Meanwhile, God speed, Rev. Lloyd-Sidle. Glad I met you!
Grace. Peace. Bicycle Grease.
PS: Remember, every lane is a bike lane. Share the road.
Pedalaround............__o............\<,.......( )/ ( )Enjoy the ride home.
© Copyright, Kirk M. Kandle, MMX - Local Voices Post
- 8 months ago
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Last Chance Tree Recycling! Last Chance Tree Recycling!
- From: AprilPerkins
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You still have time to recycle your Christmas Tree this holiday season. Do something good for the planet to get your New Year started in the right direction.
From Monday, January 3 through Thursday, January 6, you can recycle your Christmas tree for FREE from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop off locations in Louisville include the Recycling Center at 595 Hubbard Lane, Waste Reduction Center at 636 Meriwether Avenue and the Public Works Yard at 617 Outer Loop.
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- 8 months ago
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Day 476 of My Car-Free Day 476 of My Car-Free
- From: KirkKandle
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A few weeks ago some close friends gave me – "Mr. Car-Free" – a bit of ribbing over my driving a car on a cold, rainy night to attend a concert at Freedom Hall. Well, just to set the record straight – one more time – I want to emphasize that choosing to ride a bicycle, walking or using transit instead of an automobile doesn't mean I'm wholeheartedly against motor vehicles. They do have their place.I decided on Sept. 16, 2009 to sell my old Volvo station wagon, but I'll still drive occasionally, share a ride with others who own cars, or even rent a car to go out of town on a long trip, as I did last May to transport my bike to the Virginia coast for the start of my 4,600-mile TransAmerica cycling trip.
I'll even go so far as to say I actually enjoy driving a car when it seems like the appropriate mode of transportation. I was reminded of my penchant for motorized speed today, when my friend Rhonda took delivery of her new MINI Cooper S Clubman and invited me to go out for a spin – the payoff for helping her last week with the buying decision. Well, suffice to say the first 10 seconds of my experience behind the wheel reminded me why people are so addicted to some automobiles – like this MINI.
The rush one gets from merely nudging the gas pedal of a MINI equipped with the sport package is something way beyond what you're gonna get
from two shots of espresso. The S employs a turbocharged version of the 1.6-liter standard engine – power shoots up to 172 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque, yielding a 0-60-mph time of about 7 seconds. (Way too much power for anything but Interstate highway driving, where there are no bikes or pedestrians.) I did, however, get a kick out of it.But with all its performance features, this car is kinder and gentler to the environment than many less-sporty cars Rhonda could have picked.
Last year, MINI was honored as one of the Top 10 Green Cars by Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. The MINI Cooper has been named to the list every year since its inception in 2008, a nod to the brand’s commitment to being environmentally friendly.
According to kbb.com, in being considered for the green Top 10, each vehicle was required to offer fuel economy and CO2 emissions superior to the bulk of vehicles in its class, and at the same time provide all the safety, creature comforts and driving enjoyment that would make it pleasant to own.
A pleasure to drive? Indeed. But I'm still not convinced I need to own one. The MINI's 37 mpg highway still doesn't compare with the 3,000 mpg I get from my bio-fueled engine on my bicycle. And the speed rush of cycling is crazy – especially on long mountain descents.
Grace. Peace. Bicycle Grease.
PS: Remember, every lane is a bike lane. Share the road.
Pedalaround............__o............\<,.......( )/ ( )Enjoy the ride home.
© Copyright, Kirk M. Kandle, MMX
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- 8 months ago
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Paradis Plants Successful Busi Paradis Plants Successful Business Downtown
- From: Rick_Redding
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Here's a feature story I wrote that was just published in Natural Awakenings magazine. It's about my old boss at Ironmax, Steve Paradis, and the exciting environmentally-focused business he operates, Fresh Start Growers Supply.
Back in 2006, when Stephen Paradis was looking for a place to buy organic fertilizer for his family farm in Oldham County, he couldn’t find organic fertilizer anywhere.
Naturally, the entrepreneur in Paradis began to research the idea of becoming a supplier himself. And in March 2009, he opened Fresh Start Growers Supply in an old tractor supply building in downtown Louisville.
“Holistic farming gives us healthier soil, and we wanted to take a different approach,” Paradis said. “We couldn’t find what we wanted, and saw a trend across the country. I made a modest investment in social entrepreneurship.”
Nearly two years after opening, Fresh Start has expanded its offerings for local farmers. It has a growing list of customers, many of whom are city dwellers who have taken up the call to help the environment by growing their own vegetables and even their own livestock. There’s an education component to the business, too.
That’s right, in December, Fresh Start presented a day-long seminar on raising chickens in urban backyards. You can get a kit to build your own chicken coop at the store.
“We didn’t have great expectations when we started,” he said. “There was no long-term business plan. We were marketing by telling people about it.”
Word has certainly gotten around. And that’s led to more products in the modest building just east of Louisville’s NuLu neighborhood.
After Paradis built a few raised beds from locally-grown cedar trees for his own use, he found that every time he displayed one in the store, it sold. That led to the carpentry shop, which recently got an order from the Jefferson County Public Schools for 40 of them. Paradis expects to make hundreds in 2011.
There’s also a tool repair shop and a custom feed mill to produce chicken feed. He’s added seeds and an array of products that help treat soil without the use of toxic chemicals.
“We’ve done things in response to what people have been asking for,” Paradis said. “The idea now is that we can be a one-stop shop for organic farming,”
The store itself is a far cry from what you might expect in a big-city retail operation. About the only thing it has in common with a Home Depot is the cement flooring. You have to be looking for the sign, tucked away on a side street, and pull into a parking lot that might hold a dozen cars.
Inside, you’re greeted by a pair of cats. One of them, Paradis explains, was in a sorry state before being nursed back to good health on an organic diet made right in the store. Paradis shows off his bicycle, his transportation mode of choice for jaunts around downtown. Through another door is the carpentry shop.
Paradis, who once produced an environmental film, is a true believer in the cause for sustainability of the planet. He grows organic foods on his own farm as part of a Community Supported Agriculture co-op, and he said the proliferation of farmer’s markets throughout the community is evidence that the movement is taking hold. And with Fresh Start, he’s certainly helping move it along.
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- 8 months ago
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Blame It On Computers Blame It On Computers
- From: Brittany-Ann
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This article at The Courier Journal talks about the lack of emphasis on teaching cursive to students today. It's an interesting read. The usual excuses are thrown out whenever parents or the community asks schools why they're not teaching something that should be taught: "We have to teach so much other stuff!" "Computers are so much more important! Computers make handwriting skills irrelevant!"
Right.
I know I keep my laptop and a mini-printer that prints at the speed of light for those times in day-to-day life when I need to jot something down!
I appreciate that typing is much faster, and can be much more convenient in many situations. However, that doesn't eliminate the need for individuals to know how to write, for one, and to be able to write neatly, for two. And yes, that includes cursive. Cursive is much faster than "manuscript," as Todd Misura, an occupational therapist, was quoted in the article as saying.
Perhaps it's just me, but when inspiration hits, I prefer to write my stories in an old fashioned, leather-bound notebook, in a beautiful, flowing script. Cursive is a rather crude name for it, but it is an art all its own. It's much more pleasing to write, and to read. It's appalling to me that Charleen McAuliffe, deputy superintendent of Oldham County Schools, would say something like this:
“I also don't see why we should be making kids rewrite the same thing 50 times because they didn't form their q's the right way. It's still something we teach but the thinking behind it has just evolved.”
Hear that? Repetition is boring! They're just being practical in squeezing it in with literature & language arts.
Humanities are constantly belittled in and outside our education system. More and more programs are being cut, even at the university level, because science and technology are just so much flashier (get it?) and draw in more money. I never dreamed handwriting (by which I mean cursive) would be the next thing on the block. Of course, it's still being taught in most schools. It's importance diminished, it's irrelevancy exaggerated, and it's positioning in subjects not entirely related to it, with the hints from administrators that they'd like to get rid of it is not a good sign in the least.
An attitude like McAuliffe's, especially being an educator, is dangerous. It's a slipperly slope. To use an example another interviewee pointed out, why teach how to do math step by step when we have calculators? Why teach children how to read when we have software that will read anything on the screen out loud for us?
Make no mistake. I'm not using this article as a launching point to point out all the ills of our education system. As one who has to read others' handwriting on forms everyday, I can say that most adults today have atrocious handwriting, even if they are printing instead of using cursive. Those who use cursive on these forms tend to have better handwriting in the first place. Elementary educators need to focus more on handwriting skills. This is, however, part of a larger trend. I'm glad Sara Cunningham chose to write about it.
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- 8 months ago
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The Showcase Cinemas site the The Showcase Cinemas site the next V.A. Hospital? Fat Chance
- From: Bonairobserver
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The Showcase Cinema site is now nothing more than flat ground with some residual piles. The contractor has appeared to meet its goal in razing the edifice and hauling off the rubble by the end of 2010. So, the question is . . . what will become of the site?
I think that there is a good bet that the deed restriction will remain in place . . . the place will not become the place for another movie theater. One of the possibilities is the new V.A. Hospital. David Cotton, Vice President of the Bon Air Neighborhood Association had made an official proposal that the land become the site for the next V.A. Hospital.
The Showcase Cinema site would be a great location for a hospital. It is nearly 20 acres of clear land with room for lots of parking and easy access to a freeway for veterans and their families uncomfortable about going into downtown Louisville. There is plenty of adjacent land that could be redeveloped (including the sites of two eye sore hotels) for ancillary medical services. A new V.A. Hospital on this site would set off a chain reaction of clean and sustainable development in the area. It is a great idea, but fat chance.
Since at least 1947, Louisville city leaders have wanted the V.A. Hospital downtown in the Louisville Medical Center. They failed once but now 64 years later it looks like it is an almost certainty they will win this time.
In April, 1947 Louisville Area Development Association (LADA) Executive Director Kenneth Vinsel went public with the argument that the planned Zorn Avenue site was impractical compared to downtown and he lobbied the Kentucky congressional delegation to that extent.
In 1948, the LADA-commissioned Hamilton Report, which was a “hospital plan” for the Louisville area also recommended that the Veterans Administration Hospital should be kept from being built on Zorn Avenue and be built in the proposed Kentucky Memorial Medical Center.
In accordance with the Hamilton Report, the LADA led City Hall and the University of Louisville in an immediate and tightly cooperative effort to sway the V.A. to build its hospital in the planned Medical Center beside the old Louisville General. They managed to orchestrate this out of the public eye given that there was no news coverage.
On December 7, 1948, Mayor Charles Farnsley made a long-distance phone call to the pertinent V.A. administrator in Washington, D.C. promising to condemn land beside Louisville General for a V.A. hospital. About one hour after Farnsley hung up John W. Moore and Arnold Griswold, two U of L Medical School faculty members followed up the sales call by knocking on the same V.A. administrator's door for a face-to-face meeting over the downtown site proposal.
The V.A.'s objections to the deal were that they had already spent $300,000 in sunk costs towards planning the hospital, and that changing sites would delay opening the hospital by two years. To go along with the Louisville plan, the V.A. needed to show a savings of $300,000, and have the support of Congress.
Archival records document that Farnsley, Vinsel, U of L President John Taylor, and Board of Alderman President Dann Byck privately met on December 15, 1948 and agreed to cooperate on steps to sway the V.A. Farnsley agreed to call U.S. Vice President Alben Barkley (the former U.S. Senator from Kentucky) to get his assistance in stalling the V.A.. Byck agreed to pitch a $2 million bond issue to the Board of Alderman to pay for the land Farnsley promised to condemn.
Like now, there was veteran opposition in 1949. Jewish and Methodist Evangelical Hospital historians Amster and Zingman noted opposition by both the American Legion membership and V.A. doctors. The V.A. doctors were concerned about being '”taken over by the university professors.”'
The state adjutant for the American Legion in Kentucky said '”This is not a Louisville project. It is for veterans of this whole area. Their interests are to be served and not that of the city'” and that veterans had waited long enough for a new V.A. facility.
A January 22, 1949 Courier-Journal article showed that Byck kept his end of the deal, but newspaper coverage indicates that the local elite failed to convince the V.A. to go along with its plan for the Medical Center. The cruxes of the V.A. argument for staying its course were that the Federal Government had incurred sunk costs in the Zorn Avenue site, and the constituency of veterans opposed any further delay.
History repeating itself
Well, 64 years later, the aging V.A. Medical Center is in need of replacement due to safety issues. There is a repeat of history as divergent interests again are the veterans versus the city fathers. The city fathers (and the Courier-Journal editorial board) want it downtown and the constituency of veterans does not. In 1949, the veterans' issue was the timely construction and opening of the hospital. Now the veterans' issue is comfort and convenience—they don't want to drive downtown. In both 1949 and now the city interest was and is economic development.
Time has favored the political and economic positions of the Louisville power structure over that of the veterans. The Louisville Medical Center has been a reality for 61 years. The medical center has had numerous enhancements and almost intimate cooperation among the various interests, making it an established growth pole of healthcare and healthcare research. Second, the V.A. Medical Center ended up as a U of L teaching hospital anyway, making it a de facto satellite of the Louisville Medical Center and tying it in to the medical center. It seems to make sense in the name of economics and quality of care to move it closer to the Medical School. Third, the synergy of the medical center will likely be intensified or accelerated by having another high-traffic hospital right there. But probably most significant reason of all is that local interests have been able to bargain with the V.A. and work on the Kentucky congressional delegation for a much longer period of time than they had in the late 1940's, and the congressional delegation has appeared to be listening.
It will be a total shock if the V.A. Hospital goes anywhere but downtown. Yes, there will be some grumbling by the veterans who have to go to the downtown facility, but the V.A. hospital will enhance the economic engine downtown that the city fathers have been building for more than 60 years. The economic engine will win out over anything else.
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Inspired by Stripper Story Inspired by Stripper Story
- From: Rick_Redding
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I know, I know. I haven't been writing much here during the holidays, but with so many juicy stories of people doing really dumb things, I could remain silent no more. The tipping point was the stripper story from yesterday. 23-year-old Kayla Anderson (stripper name at Deja Vu: Summer) was apparently pissed that her colleagues were stealing her customers. So she did what any self-respecting stripper would do: she took their lingerie from their lockers to the Win, Place and Show Bar next door and set fire to them, almost causing a major conflagration.
Rocky and Troy Redux: But the big news today is in radio, where the Rocky and Troy reunion show is going on (sorry, I think you just missed it) from 7-9 a.m. Rocky Knight, who has been doing a morning radio show on the southern Indiana station Kool 1570, is welcoming Troy Roebuck into the studio. Roebuck was let go a month ago in a Cox Radio purge. The duo was wildly successful back in the 1980s and 90s. Here's what Troy told his Facebook pals about the gig:
Rocky and I will be on the air together after 10 years. I understand a number of old friends will be stopping by. I haven't been nervous about being on the radio since I don't remember when, but I'll be danged if I ain't nervous. Thanks to Rocky for asking and David Smith for trusting us not to be too naughty. Of course, what's he gonna do, fire me?
A Local View: There's a new TV show in the works called "View from the 'Ville." Premiering Jan. 8 on WKYI (you will have trouble finding it - try 138 on your Insight cable lineup), it features Julie Smith, from the Southern Belles and the CW Louisville Live show, along with Adrianna Hopkins, a reporter from WHAS-TV and two others. It will air at 4:30 Saturdays. So, now you know. Nobody Knows: Since he walked out on the CW Louisville Live Morning Show earlier this month, no one I've talked to has heard a peep from former host Craig Hoffman. Rumor has it he moved out of state. Tara Bassett is hosting the morning show these days. Which led me to learn. . .
Was it the Longest-Running Local Show?: Back in 1992, I was hired by the Home Builders Association of Louisville to produce "Louisville's Best New Homes", a new half-hour TV show featuring area builders. Let me officially take credit here for making the show profitable back then, even though I left the job in 1993. Bassett was the host, a job she kept until recently, when the HBAL dropped production of the show. It aired on WHAS-TV on Sunday and on cable, way back before there were 17 cable channels consisting of local ads. So that was a pretty nice run for the program.
DirectTV Scare: If you have DirecTV, be aware that WLKY's parent company, Hearst Corp., still hasn't settled a dispute and could pull the plug on the station on New Year's Day.
More News (On Fox41): For those viewers watching TV over the air who want to remain uninformed throughout the entire broadcast day, things just got a little tougher. Instead of your regular dose of "Everybody Loves Raymond" at 6:30 on weeknights, Fox41 is starting up a local newscast next month to compete with the national network newscasts on other local stations. Still, there's a Family Guy episode if you get Channel 58.
Upcoming: Put these big deals on your January calendar -- The Cabo Wabo Coat Party is at the Mellwood Jan 8. Monday, Jan 10 is the next Breakfast of Champions, with guest speakers David James, David Yates and Jerry Miller. They're the newest members of the Metro Council. And on Jan. 22, Natural Awakenings magazine is hosting an EXPO for women at the Hurstbourne Country Club.
Yes, the game's at Noon. WLKY will be doing a pre-game Cards-Cats special Friday at 11. It will be interesting to see how much local media can milk the story, and what kind of ratings WLKY gets for the actual game.
Stay tuned for some big blog news in the next week or two.
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- 9 months ago
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Our Long J-town Nightmare is O Our Long J-town Nightmare is Over
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Bill Dieruf could have borrowed from Gerald Ford's famous line from 1974, the day he took over for Richard Nixon at the White House, when he said, "Our long national nightmare is over."
But Dieruf, in an emotional inauguration ceremony last night, didn't even mention Clay Foreman by name in setting an optimistic tone for Jeffersontown's future. Like the retailer he is, Dieruf spoke of providing great customer service, emphasizing the Wow Factor in city government, and putting pride back in the city. He made a brief speech to a packed City Hall, then asked everyone to join him for a celebration at Chubby Ray's, the restaurant owned by Council member Ray Perkins. That was the closest Dieruf came to singling out Foreman, whose second term was fraught with controversy and accusations of corruption (and for the last time, I'll mention he was caught on tape by WLKY cameras supervising the looting of one of his tenants' homes). Foreman was conspicuously absent last night.
Dieruf, who fought back tears as he gave thanks to those who supported him (including his wife Jody, pictured here), even honored long-time mayor Daniel Ruckriegel, who (NEWS FLASH) was celebrating his recent wedding.
Four new members of the City Council (Tim Hall, Mark Blum, Brian Abrams, Vincent Grisanti) were sworn in along with Ruckriegel, Carol Pike (29 years on the Council), Pam Ware and Perkins. Judge Susan Schultz Gibson was chosen by Dieruf to administer the oath.
Dieruf opened his remarks by joking about all the visitors he'd been seeing at his hardware store, who have been asking if he could get around to fixing a variety of problems. He also mentioned the city's staff, but didn't mention any personnel changes.
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Meet Kevin Cobb – Cycling 20 Y Meet Kevin Cobb – Cycling 20 Years
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Today's Picture: Meet Kevin Cobb. At age 47, he uses his mountain bike to get wherever he needs to go and he carries a pack to manage all kinds of cargo. The bike was a Christmas present five years ago. Cobb says it’s one of the most useful gifts he’s ever received.In his 20 years of bike commuting, Kevin has owned about eight bikes. He wears them out on his regular 7.5-mile trip between his home in Portland and his job at Kroger on Brownsboro Rd. in Clifton. He rides that 15-mile circuit almost daily. Kevin has taken his bike from Portland to Okolona, to St. Matthews, and almost all the way to Elizabethtown.
“I’ve had a few mishaps, but nothing too serious,” said Cobb. “In all the years I’ve been using my bike for transportation, I’ve only had seven accidents involving cars,” he said. “Every time I got by with just a few bruises.”
What does Cobb do to prepare himself for riding all year long? “Well, I just went out and bought coveralls – these are new,” he said. “And they’re warm!” Cobb wears a head sock “plus I wear my helmet everywhere.”
When I encountered him on Frankfort Ave. near Jane St. in Clifton, Cobb was waiting patiently for traffic to clear before crossing the busy intersection. I asked him about his riding habits and learned quickly that this guy knows his stuff. “It’s against the law to be on the sidewalks on a bike,” he said. “I obey the traffic laws just as well as anyone in a motor vehicle. But when I get up every morning I pray. I ask the Lord to watch over me as I travel back and forth to work.”
“A lot of people
have asked if I’d consider buying a car. My answer: ‘why buy one if I’m going to be on my bike all the time.’ I can pack anything I want. I can carry my work equipment, my lunch, my groceries …”Cobb has had his share of flat tires. He takes them in stride. “When that happens I just walk my bike home and repair it myself. I just love to ride. I do it for the exercise. It feels good – even in cold weather,” he said.
In 20 years of cycling, Cobb’s worst crash happened on Shelby St. “A guy in a van beside me came too close and got his side view mirror caught up in my handlebars. It flipped me off the bike and onto the ground. When I landed, I fell on the 20-pound bag of potatoes I was carrying in my pack. I think the potatoes actually saved me,” Cobb said.
Grace. Peace. Bicycle Grease.
PS: Remember, every lane is a bike lane. Share the road.
Pedalaround............__o............\<,.......( )/ ( )Enjoy the ride home.
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New, simpler CPR method New, simpler CPR method
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Got this in my email and wanted to share. Again, prevention and now preparation, is the BEST medicine.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
New, simpler CPR method
Interesting to note that certification is not required.
This is a new CPR technique which is much simpler.
Take 6 minutes to view. And Share.
http://tinyurl.com/2fx8r59
This is a very important video regarding the latest CPR procedure.
Please watch and forward to your friends and family if you haven't already done so.
You never know, a life may be saved utilizing this new procedure.
http://tinyurl.com/2fx8r59
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New Link for HOW TO WALK ON IC New Link for HOW TO WALK ON ICE
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http://gettoyourcore.com/how-to-walk-on-ice
I understand the link wasn't going through. I hope this one works.
Dr Hoffman's many videos are available at his site: http://gettoyourcore.com/
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Twas the Night Before. . . Twas the Night Before. . .
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Yea, I wish I were down there in St. Pete, too. But at least the report from practice led with this line: "On another abnormally cold and windy Florida day. . ."
The Cards are a 3-point favorite in tomorrow night's game at Tropicana Field against former conference rival Southern Mississippi, which is 8-4 but known for a rather porous defense. The game's on ESPN (no, you don't have to watch it on the Internets) at 8, with Reece Davis doing play-by-play and Lou Holtz and Mark May (quit calling him Mayday) with commentary.
One good thing about bowl games are those human interest features host newspapers always do on the visiting teams. This piece on Bilal Powell make it sound like an updated version of The Blind Side.
More Warm Weather News: Rick Pitino will have a lot more fun next summer than he did this past one. He will coach the national team from Puerto Rico with the goal of getting a team ready for the 2012 Olympics.
It's 29 Now: And Greg Fischer will be bundled up ringing a bell for the Salvation Army at 12:30
A Scary 60 Minutes: If you saw the report on how bad state governments are faring in Illinois and New Jersey, you can almost feel good about the sorry state of our finances here. Almost. But experts say state and city governments across the country have reached a day of reckoning. In Illinois, if you do business with the state, you're really not likely to get paid.
New Lines Drawn: Re-districting based on the Census is coming, and that could be bad news for African-Americans, if Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh is right. A better idea-- eliminating a bunch of the Council offices.
Primaries in August: That's part of a 12-point plan Senate president David Williams will be pushing in the legislature, outlined here.
Blue Moon, Red Moon: I'm going to try and stay up late tonight for the lunar eclipse, just after midnight.
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DADT Repealed! DADT Repealed!
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Today, the Senate voted 65-31 to repeal the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.
Today, Congress finally listened to the heartfelt pleas of American troops.
Today, our military is a stronger force–no longer facing continuing decimation of the ranks, and no longer are a significant portion of troops vulnerable to blackmail.
Today, a significant portion of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corp can now stand proudly in uniform, whole and free.
Today, hundreds of families can now freely support their loved ones in uniform, and hundreds of troops can now be stronger for that support.
Today, America and her Armed Forces are now stronger, freer, and more united.
The journey doesn’t end here. It will be a long journey before the damage from Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is undone. The discharge process must be stopped, the way must be opened for those discharged under DADT to return, if they wish. But that’s all paperwork. The biggest hurdle is behind us.
Let’s take this day to celebrate. Victories come all too seldom. Let’s bask in it, before we return tomorrow to work.
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How to Walk on Ice How to Walk on Ice
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Description:PREVENTION, the best medicine!Timely information that may keep you and yours injury free!I started with a weekly program over a year ago with Dr Steve Hoffman that included a workbook, videos and time working with Rebecca learning to develop my core. Great work. Great people.I highly recommend you take the 6.5 minutes to view.Here is the email he posted:So what do you do when you're "iced in" fora couple of days with your family?Make a video about how to walk on icewithout hurting yourself, of course!These lessons are critical for safety and goodcore awareness even if you're in Florida orenjoying springtime in New Zealand!Enjoy!You can see Nathaniel working on a homemadeangel ornament for his Mom toward the end(Shhhhh...don't tell Rebecca!)See you in the back yard!Dr. SteveP.S. This one is really important to share forthe winter season. So please do! You cansimply click on the Facebook icon at the bottomof the post or just forward the email. Thanks!
I hope you found this helpful.
Enjoy the journey!
Mollie Yunker
Let the Healing Begin!
Certified BodyTalk Practitioner
http://www.BodyTalkWorks.net
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Bike Plan Needs Traction Bike Plan Needs Traction
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Today's picture: It's my friend Manton Frierson, one of the most dedicated bicycle commuters I know. I took this photo on a rainy, cold night last fall. Manton was headed home from downtown all the way out past Hurstbourne Ln.Today I'm looking outside at sheets of ice following last night's freezing rain. This clearly is not a good day for a bicycle ride. But today is a relatively rare exception in Louisville, Kentucky. Many cities north of us have weather that's a lot more harsh, yet they manage to bike a lot more than we do.
Days like this notwithstanding, Louisville's bike program has gained some traction – and with leadership in the coming months, we can gain a lot more momentum.
Other communities have powered their bike programs through more snow and ice!
Minneapolis, Min., for example, was recently named the number one U.S. cycling city by Bicycling Magazine. I've spent some time visiting my daughter there. The Midtwon Greenway is amazing. Madison, Wisconsin is way ahead of our fair city in terms of bike friendliness, in spite of harsh winter weather.
The good news from the League of American Bicyclists: There are more people than ever riding bikes in the U.S. But while half of all trips are within three miles, more than 90 percent of those trips are still made by car.
In Louisville, only about one half of one percent of trips (.53%) are made by bike. That's the main reason our fair city hasn't been elevated to "Silver" in the League's rating of American cities. We've sta
lled out at the bronze level for the past several years. The reason is pretty simple. Not enough people ride bikes for short trips in Louisville.We choose to use cars because they feel safer, more secure, more comfortable – not just following an ice storm, but in perfectly lovely weather! People too often are afraid to use our streets. Cyclists on sidewalks tell me they feel it's too dangerous to ride in the streets.But there are lots of good reasons to consider bicycling – and to demand better and safer facilities for cycling in cities like ours. The League earlier this month summarized biking rationale in a letter to members:
Today it's more important than ever for all of us to improve physical activity, safety and livability in the U.S., while reducing congestion, greenhouse gas emissions and our dependence on oil.
These issues seem difficult to solve but the answer is simple. The answer is the bicycle.
In a recent letter to Metro Louisville officials, the League's Bill Nesper made it clear that Louisville has "done an incredible amount of work unheard of within the program I would say" – but we have a lot of work to do before people become more comfortable on bikes in our community.
The 3% Solution
Metro Louisville once again scored at the Bronze level but it is right on the edge of Silver. Nesper said one measure that would vault Louisville to "Silver" status would be an increase in bicycle commute mode share. Nesper explained that the average silver-level biking community has a "Journey to Work bicycle mode share" of about 3%." The lowest comparable silver-level city is Austin, TX with about 1.1% of commuters going by bike.
Currently, Louisville’s .53% is about one-sixth of the average silver-level city's bike mode share. The mode share measurement indicates that there's lots of work to be done—mostly in the engineering area, which as Nesper noted, takes a while!
Metro Council approval of the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan is one answer to the engineering challenge. The plan is loaded with bikeway projects that need to happen sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, there's something each Metro Louisville resident can do: Pedalaround. And insist on approval of the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Thanks, Jerry!
Back in September, League President Andy Clarke wrote to Louisville officials. He was quick to note that Mayor Jerry Abramson has been a "Platinum-level leader" for bicycling here. Clarke offered some suggestions for holiday weekend cyclists and incoming leaders:
“If we had one message to deliver to the 6,000 people gathered at the Labor Day Hike and Bike event it would be this: don’t lose or waste this incredible m
omentum and opportunity to continue the transformation of Louisville into a truly bicycle-friendly community. We need these 6,000 people to get out their bikes and ride to work, not just save it for the weekends! We need these 6,000 people to make sure the NEXT Mayor of Louisville continues this endeavor. We need these 6,000 people to take the emerging bicycling culture in Louisville and embed it deep into the community so that every neighborhood, every business and every store in the city is part of the program.”What next?
Here's how you can help Louisville gain the traction and momentum we need to become a safe and more bike-friendly community:
Ride your bike for short trips whenever and wherever possible. Make a resolution for 2011 to pedalaround, OK?
Grace. Peace. Bicycle Grease.
PS: Remember, every lane is a bike lane. Share the road.
Pedalaround............__o............\<,.......( )/ ( )Enjoy the ride home.
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Keep on Stripping, for Now Keep on Stripping, for Now
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You know how it is when you see a news story and you just know somebody's lying?
I had that experience when I read today that the County Attorney's office was delaying, OOPS!, sending out the notices to strip clubs that the prude police would start enforcing bans on nude dancing in local clubs.No one in law enforcement wants the job of going into P.T.'s and busting bar owners when their girls violate the six-foot distance barrier, or, horror of horrors, actually take off their clothing on stage. But since prudes won out in September, when the city won a state Supreme Court ruling against nude dancing, that's what was scheduled to happen on Jan. 1.
Actually, the way the ordinance is written, it would be up to the Inspections, Permits and Licenses Department of Metro Government, the same one that enfoces no smoking policies, to inspect the clubs and write up bars that allow strippers to, well, strip. Or if they spy a lap dance.
The county attorney's office had hoped to send out notices by Nov. 1 in order to begin enforcement the first of the year. But here in mid-December the required notifications haven't been sent out, and being overworked was the first excuse given to media for the delay. Actually, according to spokesman Bill Patteson, there's another matter causing the delay.
Frank Mascagni, who represents local strip club owners, filed a motion to have the case considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. Local bar owners had already lost their fight with the city at the state Supreme Court. But Patteson explained that if the nation's highest court agrees to hear Mascagni's case, and ultimately the Court rules against the city, it could be liable for damages if it were enforcing the ordinance while the case is being decided. So the current delay is being held up, Patteson says, while the U.S. Supreme Court waits to make a decision on whether to hear the Louisville case.
The letters may go out to bar owners in January. Of course, the delay is already at 3 months. I suspect it will go on a bit longer. If they do go out in January, the reprieve for strip clubs could be brief, and enforcement could begin in February or March.
The bottom line here is that in the six years that have passed since the city began its campaign against lap dances, the crusade now seems a bit silly. Not to mention that it makes the city appear prudish. More importantly, it can only hurt economic development efforts and attempts to lure big-time conventions to town, a topic no one in any official capacity seems to want to mention publicly. GLI, want to weigh in on this? Anybody at the CVB want to speak up?
And I didn't notice any of the Metro Council prudes who wrote the ordinance six years ago lodging any public complaints about the delay. Those members, who formed an adult entertainment task force, included Hal Heiner, Madonna Flood, Bob Henderson and former Council member Julie Raque Adams. To be fair, I didn't call them. And I will give local TV stations a pass for not covering the story today in light of the Iceocalypse.
Whether city officials have the stomach to actually enforce the ordinance remains to be seen.
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Food As Medicine: more specifi Food As Medicine: more specific to you
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Follow up from the Kentuckiana Holistic Nurses Association conference
Attending the KHNA conference educated and inspired me. Besides the great speakers, the audience, our local nurses, were great in number and spirit. I was extremely pleased to learn that the Kentuckiana Holistic Nurses Association is the largest chapter in the US. Go Kentuckiana!
The three fabulous speakers were knowledgeable and passionate. Each sharing wisdom in language that a layperson could understand. Kudos for this.
It is easy to see that taking action on this new science can significantly impact the health of many people I know. I only hope I can convey the passion and knowledge so you too may benefit.
In this blog I am writing about the keynote speaker, Pam McDonald. Look for future blogs about Lynn Chadd and Bridget Bongaard’s work.
Pam McDonald, FA, WHCNP, PNP, FNP KHNA 2010 Keynote speaker
Pam McDonald, internationally recognized author of The APO E Gene Diet: A breakthrough in changing cholesterol, weight, heart and Alzheimer disease using the body's own genes is a leading integrative medicine nurse practitioner who has devoted her life to the prevention of heart disease and chronic illness.
See http://perfectgenediet.com/ includes videos of Wayne Dyer and Andrew Weil.
FOOD AS MEDICINE
While obviously still not clear to everyone, food is your main medicine. Additionally, just like medicine, there is proof that what diet works for one person may be absolutely wrong and even kill another. In order to be healthy, your diet needs to be supportive of your gene environment. Learning what diet is right for you is easier than you think thanks to Pam McDonald’s success with the Apo E gene research.
“The Apo E Gene Diet brings leading-edge genetic science, genomics, DNA testing, and nutritional science together with the optimal Mind-Body-Spirit plan. It focuses on an individual’s genetic recipe and provides a customized dietary and exercise plan based on his or her Apo E gene type. No other program does this.”
PASSION & PURPOSE
Pam McDonald says she is inspired by William Wallace’s passion (see Braveheart movie) to do what she does. A good thing as we all benefit from her dedication and passion.
Pam’s first job on her first day as a nurse, she now sees as serendipitous. In a 900 year old hospital in Scotland, she was taken to a room to review 100 bed pans of stool from the Crohn patients. Her later exploration around the question “can diet play a role in disease prevention” was already obvious to her based on her experience.
An aside here… Are you inspired by Pam’s ability to see that experience as a gift? I invite you to give gratitude for that job, relationship, or experience that was the compost for your incredible life. Live pronoia; believe the whole world is conspiring to shower you with blessings. See the Pronoia Therapy site. http://www.freewillastrology.com/beauty/pronoia.therapy.html
CULTURAL BACKGROUND
When Pam questioned the connection between diet and disease, she looked at the changes in human health, eating habits and influences.
A brief review of what is happening
Kentuckians, similar to Americans everywhere have serious health issues. We rank 2nd of 51 states in cancer death rates, 4th of 52 states in obesity and 4th of 51 states in heart disease.
Alzheimers in the US has increased 47% from 2000-2006.
USA Obesity Rates have reached epidemic Proportions. Statistics and estimates say it will increase to as high as 41% of all adults by 2015 http://wiki.answers.com
2007 Data from the ADA’s site: 1.6 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older each year. It is projected that within the next 3-5 years, 1 out of 3 people will be diabetic. This used to be 1 out of 10!
A Mayo Clinic analysis of two decades of autopsy results shows… coronary disease… may be on the upswing.
Some contributing factors
Why is our health deteriorating? It is predicted that the life span for this generation of children will be shorter than their parents which is the first time in the history of modern man that this has been the case. The public is not connecting what they eat with their health
Food Industry Changes
Changes in the food industry definitely have implications to our health.
- Food is now sold “everywhere”, ie even bookstores
- Bigger historically meant better
- Poor/underestimation of the number of calories being eaten and how that relates to weight gain
-Starbucks now in China. In eighteen months this is changing how, what and where they eat
Dieting Industry Changes
-$30 million industry in 1939
- After four years, Weight Watchers sold for $100 million
- “There are no official statistics for spending on diet products, but estimates vary from $40 to $100 billion in the US alone - more than the combined value of the government's budget for health, education and welfare.” Excerpt from BBC News February, 2003 The Diet Business: Banking on Failure
Farming Practice Changes
- feeding cows corn –> get ulcers –> give them antibiotics
- Injecting cows with Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH)
While most humans cannot tolerate dairy, we eat it everyday. This creates a stress on our immune system. Additionally we now have the BGH injected into cows. Educate yourself, view this Milk on Drugs video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GpqwZDbMHU (under 9 minutes).
While definitely not an inclusive list, these changes are significant to the current state of human health.
MOTIVATING FACTOR
Heart disease runs in Pam’s husband’s family. While he was doing all the right behaviors, such as running and eating a low fat diet, it was killing him.
Statistics on Heart Disease: Heart disease is the #1 cause of death and disability in the U.S. In many cases, the first sign of heart disease may be a heart attack and possibly death.
Pam’s husband was heading toward becoming another statistic.
The catalyzing moment: seeing the results from her husbands heart scan following a “normal” cholesterol test. His experience is a perfect example of the breakdown in the current traditional medical practices.
Pam’s solution was to take a few weeks off work to do research.
DISCOVERIES
She found research identifying a more extensive list of chloresterol levels and who tests for them. Her research led her to Dr. Robert Superko who studied the link between the Apo E gene types and diet.
Only after having the full picture brought to light with the Berkeley Heartlab Advanced lipid profile which reports 22 separate components of cholesterol, and his Apo E gene test, did she have the information necessary to help her husband.
Due to Pam’s dedication, her husband and many other people are alive and much healthier today.
PHILOSOPHY
She is a 2004 graduate of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, founded by Andrew Weil, M.D.
The Integrative approach focuses on the whole person, emphasizing the therapeutic relationship – just having a doctor take the time to hear your story can be huge. Integrative medicine makes use of ALL appropriate therapies and sees you as the expert.
In contrast Allopathic’s focus is mainly on the physical body. The allopathic tools are mostly pills and surgery.
My interpretation: There is a time and place for everything. Short term pills and surgery can be very helpful. Long term they can lead to other symptoms. This can be from the medication itself and or from not addressing the cause of the original symptoms. Medicine should be used as a bridge while healing the underlying cause and not a way of life.
Integrative and alternative care is looking at stimulating the body’s own healing response. The correct diet is one way to start the healing process.
GENE TESTING
Testing a clients genetic code became available and affordable when the Human Genome Project was completed in June 2003, at the same time Pam opened her practice.
For many years now they test every baby for the PKU gene – if abnormal, they know the wrong diet can cause severe mental retardation.
Two Conclusions
1) What you eat can prevent or cause severe mental retardation
2) Gene testing is already being used on everyone
Why the Apo E Gene
The Apo E gene’s job is to transport lipids in the blood and brain. The gene type you have, determines how your body metabolizes fat. For optimal health you need a diet that creates a supportive environment for this gene.
Actions: Screening and Lifestyle Adjustments
In medicine, "screening" means looking for a medical condition while showing no symptoms, hoping to identify problems early.
Pam’s husband’s heart scan screening shows how important this can be for a person with a family history of heart disease.
The information alone is just the beginning. You must then make changes. Eating and exercising based on your Apo E Gene can help you avoid inflammation that can lead to the overwhelm and break down of your body’s healing system.
Locally Kim Evans, ARNP MSN AHN BC, a friend and colleague of Pam is the source to work with for the Apo E gene and Berkeley Advanced lipid profile. You can reach her at the Institute for Integrative Medicine at 502-253-4554.
HOPE
Early detection, using the latest science along with alternative health modalities and lifestyle changes, may significantly reduce and in some cases reverse your potential for chronic and fatal dis-eases, ie heart disease, diabetes, obesity, alzheimers, cancer, Crohns, fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s etc.
The good news; the body can heal itself. If not too far into the disease cycle, a diet change alone may be enough. If not, you can integrate alternative and or allopathic methods to kick start and complement the process.
Be patient with your self and your body. I find that emotions and environmental issues almost always factor in. Introducing additional alternative therapies, like BodyTalk, can ensure a more successful and timely result.
ME AGAIN
I trust knowing your Advanced lipid profile and Apo E gene diet can significantly factor into your quality of life. I also trust there are many factors that contribute to your experiencing good physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. And thus there are many means to come to a more healthy and balanced state.
Again, providing you with the options available in Louisville is my mission.
Meditating, laughing, time in nature, healing energy sessions, feng shui, exercise, dance, blood tests, heart scans, medication and or surgery – used and integrated in a balanced and healthy way, can play a part in you creating and experiencing your healthiest you.
Start where you are. Take all I share with you to heart (J pun intended) and see what resonates for you to be the best you can be!
Enjoy the journey!
Mollie Yunker
Let the Healing Begin!
Certified BodyTalk Practitioner
http://www.BodyTalkWorks.net
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p.s. I am gathering a list of practitioners offers for December and gift giving so please see my site for your holiday shopping.
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