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...Concern about obesity hasn't sprung from nothing. There's no question that people are getting bigger. Even the most strident obesity skeptics concede that across Western populations, adults are on average 7 kg heavier than they were 25 years ago. Nor does anyone dispute that, according to the standard measuring tool of body mass index, or BMI (which is calculated by dividing body weight in kilograms by height in meters squared), the majority of Australian and New Zealand adults are either overweight or obese. Based on its National Health Survey 2004-05, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that...
...assume for a moment that a high BMI score is a health hazard. What then? What advice should health authorities give to the more than 1.3 billion people in the world who would supposedly benefit from losing weight? The standard tip has been to eat less and move more, which presupposes that people eat more and move less than they did a generation ago. A typical media portrayal of today's child is of a fatso slumped in front of a video game, guzzling soft drink and not faintly inclined to venture outside to kick a ball or climb...
...shoppers. They know exactly the stock-keeping unit that they want to acquire. They have figured out that if you know what you want to buy, you can acquire it at a lower and lower price. It's a wonderful cycle that allows you to have a higher standard of living on less money...
...FRIENDLY SKIES are now also fabulous thanks to Versace's partnership with the TAG Group to design and manufacture the interiors of private jets. Top clients will work with Versace designers to personalize their aircraft, using pieces from the brand's home line that have been adapted to follow standard aviation-interior guidelines. The Italian design house will be responsible for all content and décor, while the TAG group, which has 30 years of experience in preparation and management of large private jets, will guarantee the logistical and technological aspects of the partnership...
...courage and valor of the thousands of emergency responders, for example - not just from New York and New Jersey, but across our entire nation - set a new standard for heroism the world over. Those heroes - men and women who willingly thrust themselves into danger?s path on the chance they could save a single life - shall forever be worthy of America?s deepest respect, admiration and gratitude. Those who were lost in that noble effort, and all those police officers, EMTs and firefighters who continue to protect, defend and support Americans today, are our truest exemplars of courage, duty...