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The Color Of Fitness Happy Birthday Mr. Rogers! Wednesday, March 20th was Mr. Rogers’birthday. I’ll just bet you knew who I meant even though there must be count less Mr. Rogers out there. Mr. Fred Rogers would have been 85 years old were we fortunate enough to have him still with us. My research of this Ameri can icon revealed to me that among all of the many things he was, the man was a genius. By all who knew him, Fred Rogers was described as both a gentle man and a gentleman. I’ve heard some describe Mr. Rogers as creepy. I don’t know what their deal is. I think what Fred Rogers accomplished is unparalleled. I happen to think that purple dinosaur, Barney, is evil and many a parent has agreed with me—but I digress. “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” was completely developed by Fred Rogers; who also wrote its beloved songs such as “Tomor row,” “It’s Such a Good Feel ing,” and “The Weekend Song.” He wrote and executively produced 895 episodes of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” which premiered on February 19, 1968 and ran until August 31, 2001. Three hundred and five of the 895 episodes are still aired as reruns today. Mr. Rogers never did com mercial promotions of any kind, and, in fact, called Burger King to task for using an actor to impersonate him in one of their commercials. The Burger King Corporation apologized and pulled the commercial. Johnny Carson did a parody skit on “The Tonight Show,” ’’Mister Rambo’s Neighbor hood”. When Fred Rogers complained, Carson publicly apologized. Eddie Murphy parodied Mr. Rogers on ’’Sat urday Night Live” in the 1980s with his ’’Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood.” Rogers found Murphy’s parody funny and affectionate. I was unsurprised to leam that the steadfastness demon strated on his show was mir rored by marriage of 50+ years to Joanne Rogers, his college sweetheart. Most of the com fortable sweaters Mr. Rogers donned at the beginning of each episode were made for him by his mother; one of which is on display at the Smithsonian Institute Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.—a gift from Mister Rogers in 1984. He believed that children were thoughtful people who deserved programming as good as anything produced for adults on television. Rogers covered a broad range of topics over the years—the death of his pet goldfish, competition, divorce, and war. Rogers returned to the topic of anger regularly and focused on peaceful ways of dealing with angry feelings. Though PBS listed the show as appropriate for all ages, preschoolers ages 2 through 5 were the target audience. Mr. Rogers wrote down the things he wanted to encourage in his audience: self-esteem, self- control, imagination, creativ ity, curiosity, appreciation of diversity, cooperation, tolerance for waiting, and persistence. Boy, oh boy! Those are the very things our children should be soaked in today. I don’t have a preschooler. Parents, are there any shows with the same character building goals on tap for little people today? I really, really hope so. The episodes of Mister Rog ers ’ Neighborhood consisted of Rogers speaking directly to the viewer about various issues, taking the viewer on tours of factories, demonstrating experi ments, crafts, and music, and interacting with his friends. Rogers also made a point to be himself on camera and said, ’’One of the greatest gifts you Of This & That Trenesia Y. Stubbs Columnist email:trenesia@pstel.net can give anybody is the gift of your honest self. I also believe that kids can spot a phony a mile away.” Mr. Rogers told his viewers, ’’You always make each day a special day. You know how: By just your being you/yourself. There’s only one person in the (whole) world that’s like you, and that’s you. And people can like you just/exactly the way you are.” “We have to remember to whom the airwaves belong, and we must put as great an em phasis on the nurturing of the human personality as we can.” ”1 believe that those of us who are the producers and purveyors of television — or video games or newspapers or any mass me dia — I believe that we are the servants of this nation,” Fred Rogers (from your lips to board rooms throughout the industry, Mr. Rogers.). Thank you, Fred Rogers. Thank you for being a good neighbor for 33 years and helping generations leam about themselves, their world and how to get along in it. ficials to redefine what they mean by transparency. It is obvious most elected officials merely mean that they comply with existing law. That is a bit like saying some one is a great driver because they never go over the posted speed limit. Think about democracy. Think about freedom. Think about what it means to be self- governed. All the business of govern ment is the public’s business — period. We are not “against” public officials. We are “for” the public. Whether all public business should be open to the public and all public records should be available to the public should not even be a debate. Just because questionable open meetings laws in Georgia allow certain things to take place in executive sessions does not mean they should. Local officials need to change their practices and state legisla tors need to change the law. We are getting into the time of year, where many have wedding plans on the agenda and for most of us along with that comes the desire to look the best we can for those wed ding pictures that will freeze us in time! These are a few shape up tips for the count down to your special day! Diet: It is very important to eat a wide variety of colors in our diet if we want that healthy glow and it can be pretty easy if we simply sur round ourselves with a rain bow of colors (these colors are different nutrients) in our fruit and vegetable selections. This blend of colors is what gives us a healthy glow on the outside and it also reflects what is going on inside! (By the way, skittles don’t do the same thing!) Taking in plenty of fruits and vegetables during this time also helps our body get rid of the toxins which have built up throughout our body in a safe manner. Try to keep intake at about 75% vegeta bles and 25% fruits, “especial ly for weight loss. Also, fruits in the morning help assist in the daily detox time period after waking, “so fruits in the morning and vegetables for lunch and dinner.” Making sure you have good sources of protein helps insure muscle recovery from strenuous workouts and keeping good fats/oils in your diet help keep things running smoothly and helps keep skin lustrous. When we lose too much of the subcutaneous fat lax open meetings legisla tion in the United States and local governments in our state hide behind the allowance for executive session as a matter of course. In fact, some local govern ing bodies go into executive session almost every time they meet, when in other states, local governments meeting behind closed doors almost never happens. It is time for a change. It is past time for wholesale change in our Open Meetings Act. Until that day comes, our county commissioners, city council members, boards of education and all local officials need to take the high road and go above and beyond the mere letter of the law. Stop hiding all personnel matters. These public employees work for all of us. They have chosen to take public jobs. If public em ployees are doing something they should not be doing we have every right to know every detail. Stop hiding all legal matters. make our skin look old. Tricking your body into burning fat: When you drop your food/caloric intake re ally low for one or two days, it forces your body to seek alternative fuel and it simply opens the trap doors on your fat cells and lets energy out. The problem with doing this for too long comes in when you hit about the third day and your body thinks you don’t have an adequate supply of food to supply all your muscular energy needs, “so it simply starts burning off some muscle so it can slow your metabolism down. So don’t do real low calorie for more then two days and if you go for a complete fast or Inter mittent Fasting (IF) go for only 18-24 hours. When you have your up-calorie day, your body will send the calories straight to your muscle, vital organs etc and if you eat in excess of your needs, “only then will it restock your fat cells.” I like this for the speed of dropping weight without a lot of muscle loss. The Shape Up: Muscle tones, shapes and builds by first being broke down from exertion it’s not used to. When it recovers, “it builds back stronger, more toned, shaped and capable to handle the new stress that you have been putting this particular set of muscles under!” This is your opportunity to sculpt the areas upi wamt sculpted. If done with consistency, (along with “increasing the resistance or the number of repetitions), it government, they are suing our public institutions and we have every right to know why and what is being done about it. Stop hiding real estate transactions. You are spend ing the public’s money. These purchases are massive and ac count for a very high percent age of how taxpayers dollars are being used. We have every right to be privy to those dis cussions. Government is not private enterprise, and you are not the board of directors of a pri vately held company. You are public servants, so serve the public. Be transparent. Be amenable. Be accountable. Be open. Let the sun shine in. Oh, and, Happy Simshine Week. Jim Zachary is the editor of the Clayton News Daily, Jonesboro, and the Henry Daily Herald, McDonough, is an award-winning journalist and editorial writer and has been a strong advocate for openness in local government. in a short amount of time! Keep your routine simple and stick with exercises that get multiple muscles, such as, the Bench Press or Pushups for chest and back of arms (triceps) -Rowing exercises (such as Cable Row or Bent Row with dumbbells) for the back and front of arms (bi ceps) - and Squats or Lunges for legs. Picking one exercise from the above gets most of the major muscle groups and each group gets to rest while you’re working on the next one in the circuit. This keeps the heart rate up which will trigger the process that bums fat for energy. If you do not have time for the above and need something very effective to do at home, you can do an exercise that gets most of your muscles with a single move ment. Take a set of dumbbells, spread your feet, drop into a lull squat touching dumbbells at floor beside your ankles, come back up rapidly pressing dumbbells up overhead, do a few warmup reps and then do a minimum of 2-3 sets to exhaustion. Do this every Your Health by Wade Yoder Master Trainer & Fitness Nutrition Specialist other day and consider this your sculpting day, the next day simply do some cardio such as rapid pace walking for about 30 minutes. “Remem ber that the speed “the reps and routine are executed,” not only increase intensity for ton ing purposes but it also speeds fat loss! There is something about a person that has a healthy look coming out through their skin and eyes that exudes an energetic magnetism that is sexy and attractive to your spouse even if at a larger size. So whatever the size is that we feel is right for us, “attain ing this without inner health will strike down the appeal of a reduced size.” “I hope God blesses you with a happy marriage and a lifetime of health & fitness!” SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY Crawford County will be accepting sealed bids for the purchase of: (1) Hyster Lo Boy Trailer 25 ton New Pump, Hydraulic Ramps Bids must be received on April 8th, 2012 no later than 4:00 p.m. All bids shall be received at the Crawford County Administration office located at 1011 Hwy 34In. Roberta, Georgia 31078. Crawford County has set reserves in the amount of $5,000.00. Item can be viewed Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the County Shop located at 10 Hortman Mill Road, Roberta, Ga 31078 Properties offered “as is” with no warranty. For any additional information please call 478.836.3782. Got Membership? Membership in the Roberta- Crawford County Chamber of Commerce offers you a gateway to the community, special recognition, an on-line presence through the web and Facebook and MUCH MORE. Join Today! Call 4T8-836-3825 The Development Authority of Crawford County will be taking bids on the Grass cutting for: 1011 Hwy 341 N for the 2013 season. All bids must be submitted by hand or postmarked by April 2nd. The con tract will be awarded on April 4th. The winning bid must present proof of Li ability and Worker’s Comp before the cutting begins. A description of the cut can be picked up @ the Commissioner’s office. The Development Authority of Crawford County will be taking bids on the Grass cutting for: The property owned by the Development Authority in the Industrial Park for the 2013 season All bids must be submitted by hand or postmarked by April 2nd. The con tract will be awarded on April 4th. The winning bid must present proof of Li ability and Worker’s Comp before the cutting begins. A description of the cut can be picked up @ the Commissioner’s office. that is under the skin, “it can can really make a difference It is time for our elected of- Georgia has some of the most If someone has sued local
